Lawnside Academy
Lawnside, Biggleswade, SG18 0LX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
- Acting Headteacher
- Headteacher Cheryl Johnson
- Sponsor
- Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 283
- URN
- 145427
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01767312313
About this school
Lawnside Academy is a primary academy in Biggleswade. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 283 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lawnside Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Lawnside Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 171 |
| 2023/24 | 175 |
| 2024/25 | 216 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lawnside Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.9% | 25% | 283 | — |
| St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School | — | 4.6% | 10.3% | 945 | 0.4 miles |
| Biggleswade Academy | 57% | 5.4% | 14.4% | 839 | 0.6 miles |
| Caldecote Church of England Academy | — | 12.9% | 33.8% | 85 | 1.8 miles |
| Langford Village Academy | 62% | 5% | 15.3% | 295 | 2.1 miles |
| Sutton CofE VA Primary School | — | 3.2% | 2.3% | 98 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.91%
- Persistent absence
- 20.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Biggleswade
-
Biggleswade Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Biggleswade
-
Caldecote Church of England Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Biggleswade
-
Langford Village Academy2.1 miles
Primary · Biggleswade
-
Sutton CofE VA Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Sutton
Other schools in Biggleswade
- Biggleswade Academy Primary
- Caldecote Church of England Academy Primary
- Dunton CofE Junior School Primary
- Langford Village Academy Primary
- Northill CofE Academy Primary
- Southill Lower School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Edward Peake CofE VC School Secondary
- Stratton School Secondary
- Ivel Valley School & College Special schools
- OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Lawnside Academy teach?
- Lawnside Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Biggleswade.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Lawnside Academy?
- The acting headteacher of Lawnside Academy is Headteacher Cheryl Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lawnside Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lawnside Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Lawnside Academy?
- Lawnside Academy has 283 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Lawnside Academy full?
- Lawnside Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 283 on roll (67%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lawnside Academy a faith school?
- No. Lawnside Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Lawnside Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lawnside Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Lawnside Academy part of an academy trust?
- Lawnside Academy is part of BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Lawnside Academy's absence rate?
- Lawnside Academy's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Lawnside Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Lawnside Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.