Lakeside Primary SchoolThe Woodlands Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Tamworth.
Summary of the comparison
Lakeside Primary School and The Woodlands Community Primary School are primary schools in Tamworth.
Lakeside Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Woodlands Community Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lakeside Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Lakeside Primary School was judged the expected standard and The Woodlands Community Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 77.0% for Lakeside Primary School and 56.0% for The Woodlands Community Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Lakeside Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Woodlands Community Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TamworthLakeside Primary School | TamworthThe Woodlands Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C69/100Stronger figure | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 51st of 289 in Staffordshire Stronger figure | 162nd of 289 in Staffordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 196 | 249 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 315 | |
| Location | Tamworth, B77 2SA | Tamworth, B77 3JX | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 77.0% Stronger figure | 56.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 8.0% | 10.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 196 | 249 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 31.6% | 18.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.1% | 8.0% | |
| SEN support | 11.2% | 12.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 0.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.8% | 3.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 8.6% | 3.1% 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.
Lakeside Primary School
The Woodlands Community Primary School
Full profiles: Lakeside Primary School · The Woodlands Community Primary School