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Ash Lea Academy

Owthorpe Road, Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire, NG12 3PA

Special / SEND
Ages 3–18
Mixed
Sixth form
Nursery classes

Overview

Ash Lea Academy is a special / send school (academy special converter) in Cotgrave, East Midlands, for pupils aged 3–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
Academy special converter
Establishment group
Academies
Age range
Ages 3–18
Gender of entry
Mixed
Boarding
No boarders
Sixth form
Yes
School capacity
99
URN
152493

Admissions

Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Academy trust or group
RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST

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Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

DfE has not published results for this school under its current identity.

Previous school performance

These results relate to a predecessor school that operated before the current establishment. They are not results for the school under its current identity.

Ash Lea School · Primary · 2024/25
MeasureSchool
Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard0%
Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard0%

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 2 October 2019 · Published 18 November 2019

Original education inspection framework (September 2019 to August 2024)

Overall effectiveness

Good

This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding was effective
Yes
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good

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Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement and do not replace the inspection above.

  • Ungraded inspection

    Inspected 26 February 2025 · Published 24 March 2025

    Outcome: Standards maintained

Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

SEND and additional needs

Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.

  • SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
  • VI - Visual Impairment
  • OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
  • HI - Hearing Impairment
  • SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
  • MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
  • PD - Physical Disability
  • MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
  • SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
  • PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

Location

Address
Owthorpe Road, Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire, NG12 3PA
Local authority
Nottinghamshire

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