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Lantern Academy

Yates Way, Ketley Bank, Telford, TF2 0AZ

Local ranking31st of 48 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

140

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Queenswood Primary School and Nursery (URN 123415) since 1 September 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 4 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
63.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
63.0%
Writing (Expected)
69.0%
Maths (Expected)
88.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
75.0%
Reading avg scaled score
101.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
16

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
125
Boys
63 (50%)
Girls
62 (50%)
Capacity
140 (89% full)
SEND
30.4%
FSM Eligible
48.7%
EAL
19.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.6%
SEN Support
24.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Budget per Pupil
£8,381/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
19.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 71.5%
  • White Other: 9.8%
  • Mixed Other: 6.5%
  • Black African: 4.1%
  • Asian Indian: 3.3%
  • Other: 1.6%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%

71.5%

White British

9.8%

White Other

6.5%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01952951404
lantern@lct.education
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Yates Way

Telford, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN
149309
UKPRN
10091152
Establishment No.
2128
Trust
LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST

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