Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #22 in Telford and Wrekin public Top 53% UK

Lantern Academy

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personMrs Michelle Skidmore

corporate_fareLEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST

location_onTelford, TF2 0AZ

phone 1952386961

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

128

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Lantern Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Telford, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lantern Academy is an academy converter in Telford, Telford and Wrekin, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST. The school has approximately 125 pupils on roll, of whom 49% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #22 of 40 primaries in Telford and Wrekin and #6,152 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.4 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

63%

LA 63%

Reading63% LA 74%

Writing69% LA 72%

Maths88% LA 74%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading44% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths44% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading55% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing35% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths40% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA 0.3

-4.0 to 2.0

-1.5

Write

LA 0.1

-4.4 to 1.4

-4.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-7.1 to -1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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08 September 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-02-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2020-01-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-11-08

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

1.6%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.6%(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 125 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.6%, 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)	125	2	1.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	124	9	7.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	136	1	0.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	132	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	128	5	3.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	136	5	3.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	128	1	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	118	4	3.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	132	1	0.8%	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Lantern 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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