Students at The Birley Academy took the title of the best entry from Sheffield in a national rocket launching competition - and claimed third place in the whole country.

The dedicated staff at Da Vinci Academy in Derby have been dusting themselves off after a muddy fundraising challenge where they have raised over £1,000 for Cancer Research UK.

Alvaston based Noel-Baker Academy welcomed back two former students who have returned to the school as dedicated teachers. Sophie and Alex, who graduated in 2018 and remained best friends have rekindled their passion for education at their alma mater.

Hogarth Academy was hailed as a ‘Good’ school and praised for its ‘ambitious’ curriculum and ‘careful’ consideration of pupils’ development.

The Birley Academy celebrates diversity and inclusion with a week of cultural events and learning opportunities, spearheaded by the academy’s Student Culture Council.

Noel-Baker Academy in Derby supports primary schools to provide a gold standard of physics education.

The Birley Academy, part of the L.E.A.D. Academy Trust family of schools, recently hosted an exciting orienteering event attended by over 200 pupils across the local area.

Victoria Hall joins The Birley Academy, Sheffield as Headteacher. With a track record of achieving excellent outcomes, Mrs Hall says she is looking forward to making a similarly positive impact at The Birley Academy.

We are delighted to welcome a new primary school to the Trust. St Mary’s Fields Primary School in Leicester joined the Trust on Monday 1st April.

Birley Spa Primary Academy are celebrating improvements recognised by Ofsted following a recent inspection, with four out of five categories moving from requires improvement to good. Inspectors praised the school as a ‘positive and supportive place to learn.’

As the new Headteacher at Noel-Baker Academy in Derby, Kate Richardson has pledged to build on the good work of her predecessor and prioritise pupils’ confidence, resilience and ambition, celebrating success at every opportunity.

Miss Scattergood is keen to build links with the community, strengthen relationships with parents and pupils and build on a ‘good’ report from Ofsted inspectors as she takes on the role of its new head.