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Larkspur Academy

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

personMrs Kerry McEwan

corporate_fareIVY LEARNING TRUST

location_onWare, SG12 7LP

language Visit Website phone 1920411000

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

113

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Expected Standard

82%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Larkspur Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Ware, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 9% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Larkspur Academy is an academy sponsor led in Ware, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of IVY LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 87 pupils on roll, of whom 59% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #86 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #4,371 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 10.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.3 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

82%

LA 61%

Reading91% LA 76%

Writing82% LA 70%

Maths82% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading75% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading64% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths55% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA 0.3

-4.7 to 2.7

2.7

Write

LA -0.4

-0.8 to 6.3

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.1

-5.3 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading50% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths36% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.1

-5.4 to 1.3

-0.4

Write

LA -0.5

-3.5 to 2.7

-4.0

Maths

LA -0.5

-6.9 to -1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 66%

Reading-% LA 78%

Writing-% LA 78%

Maths-% LA 76%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.1

Write

LA -0.5

Maths

LA -0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 January 2023

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-01-11

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Outstanding

2017-03-02

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2013-06-13

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

2.3%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.3%(2 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 87 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.3%, 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)	87	2	2.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	89	2	2.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	112	1	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	109	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	109	2	1.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	114	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	113	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	104	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	115	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	114	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	112	1	0.9%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	122	1	0.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	120	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	121	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	132	1	0.8%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	132	3	2.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	128	3	2.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	137	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	137	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	128	2	1.6%	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 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils