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Lakeside Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Neil Probert

corporate_fareMERCIA PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST

location_onTamworth, B77 2SA

language Visit Website phone 1827213990

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

186

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Expected Standard

77%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Lakeside Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Tamworth, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lakeside Primary School is an academy converter in Tamworth, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of MERCIA PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 196 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #29 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #1,887 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 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

77%

LA 62%

Reading92% LA 75%

Writing81% LA 72%

Maths85% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading90% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.1

-0.5 to 4.2

0.6

Write

LA -0.1

-1.6 to 2.8

2.4

Maths

LA -0.2

0.2 to 4.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading72% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.5

-3.3 to 0.1

-4.6

Write

LA -0.5

-6.1 to -3.0

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-3.7 to -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-06-25

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-07-04

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(3 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 196 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, 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)	196	3	1.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	200	4	2.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	197	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	196	2	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	196	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	190	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	186	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	187	3	1.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	186	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	189	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	191	2	1.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	199	2	1.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	228	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils