Glascote AcademyLakeside Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Tamworth.
Summary of the comparison
Glascote Academy and Lakeside Primary School are primary schools in Tamworth.
Glascote Academy scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Lakeside Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lakeside Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Glascote Academy was judged the expected standard and Lakeside Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Glascote Academy and 77.0% for Lakeside Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Glascote Academy (49.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Lakeside Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TamworthGlascote Academy | TamworthLakeside Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D43/100 | C69/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 193rd of 289 in Staffordshire | 51st of 289 in Staffordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 281 | 196 | |
| Capacity | 249 | 210 | |
| Location | Tamworth, B77 2EA | Tamworth, B77 2SA | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 67.0% | 77.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 13.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 | 107.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 | 107.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 281 | 196 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.2% | 31.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.2% | 5.1% | |
| SEN support | 16.0% | 11.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.1% | 1.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.1% | 4.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 9.7% | 8.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Glascote Academy
Lakeside Primary School
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