Lakes Primary School
West Dyke Road, Redcar, TS10 4JH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GALILEO MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs H Ede
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Redcar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 267
- URN
- 145665
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642485894
About this school
Lakes Primary School is a primary academy in Redcar. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 267 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 41 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 41% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 51% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 59% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% | 46% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lakes Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Redcar and Cleveland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 26% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 299 |
| 2023/24 | 291 |
| 2024/25 | 271 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lakes Primary School compares
Lakes Primary School ranked 32nd of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.7% | 48.8% | 267 | — |
| Newcomen Primary School | 93% | 3.8% | 20% | 341 | 0.5 miles |
| Riverdale Primary School | 43% | 5.8% | 34.9% | 179 | 0.5 miles |
| Green Gates Primary School | 75% | 4.8% | 65.8% | 248 | 0.6 miles |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | 76% | 5.9% | 35.6% | 387 | 0.6 miles |
| Ings Farm Primary School | 62% | 5.3% | 14.3% | 446 | 0.7 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)
- 48.75%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newcomen Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Redcar
-
Riverdale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Redcar
-
Green Gates Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Redcar
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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Redcar
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Ings Farm Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Redcar
Other schools in Redcar
Lakes Primary School ranks 14th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Redcar.
- Coatham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dormanstown Primary Academy Primary
- Errington Primary School Primary
- Green Gates Primary School Primary
- Ings Farm Primary School Primary
- John Emmerson Batty Primary School Primary
- New Marske Primary School Primary
- Newcomen Primary School Primary
- Riverdale Primary School Primary
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Westgarth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lakes Primary School teach?
- Lakes Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Redcar.
- Who is the headteacher of Lakes Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lakes Primary School is Mrs H Ede, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lakes Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lakes Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lakes Primary School?
- Lakes Primary School has 267 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lakes Primary School full?
- Lakes Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 267 on roll (85%), 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 Lakes Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lakes Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lakes Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lakes Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lakes Primary School?
- Lakes Primary School is part of GALILEO MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lakes Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 26% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lakes Primary School rank locally?
- Lakes Primary School ranked 32nd of 43 primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lakes Primary School's absence rate?
- Lakes Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lakes Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lakes Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.