The academy day at East Leake consists of five 1 hour classroom periods, including personal development lessons, assemblies and appropriate breaks.
Students are required to be in the academy by 8.25am, ready to begin the day promptly at 8.30am.
The structure of the day is as follows:
| Session | Start | End |
| Personal development | 8.30am | 8.50am |
| Period 1 | 8.50am | 9.47am |
| Period 2 | 9.50am | 10.50am |
| Break | 10.50am | 11.15am |
| Period 3 | 11.15am | 12.12pm |
| Period 4 | 12.25pm | 13.25pm |
| Period 4 and lunchtimes | |||
| Year 8/9 | Year 7 | Year 10/11/12/13 | |
| 12.15pm – 12.45pm | Year 8/9 lunch | Period 4 | |
| 12.45pm – 1.15pm | Period 4 (part 1) | Year 7 lunch | Period 4 (part 2) |
| 1.15pm – 1.42pm | Period 4 | Year 10/11/12/13 lunch | |
| Session | Start | End |
| Personal development | 1.45pm | 2.05pm |
| Period 5 | 2.08pm | 3.05pm |
