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Lugwardine Primary Academy

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personMr Richard Foster

corporate_fareLUGWARDINE PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST

location_onHereford, HR1 4DH

language Visit Website phone 1432850449

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

192

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Lugwardine Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Hereford, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lugwardine Primary Academy is an academy converter in Hereford, Herefordshire, County of, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of LUGWARDINE PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 154 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #43 of 71 primaries in Herefordshire, County of and #8,952 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 61%

Reading83% LA 75%

Writing78% LA 72%

Maths83% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading89% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading75% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 0.5

-3.3 to 2.0

-2.9

Write

LA 0.6

-5.4 to -0.3

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.6 to 1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading90% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 1.2

-0.1 to 4.3

1.2

Write

LA 1.0

-0.8 to 3.2

0.0

Maths

LA 0.5

-1.9 to 2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 67%

Reading80% LA 80%

Writing80% LA 78%

Maths73% LA 77%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 1.3

-1 to 3.4

-0.1

Write

LA 0.7

-2.2 to 2

-1.7

Maths

LA 0.2

-3.7 to 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 March 2025

Inspection Report

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22 January 2019

Inspection Report

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24 September 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-01-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-09-24

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-12-08

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 154 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	154	2	1.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	157	2	1.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	194	3	1.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	191	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	191	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	195	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	188	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	191	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	195	3	1.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	193	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	197	3	1.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Lugwardine Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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