Lakeside Primary School
Leyland Road, Glascote, Tamworth, B77 2SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERCIA PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Probert
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Mercia Primary Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 145686
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827213990
About this school
Lakeside Primary School is a primary academy in Tamworth. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 224 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 29 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 76% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 90% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 79% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 62% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 Lakeside 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lakeside Primary School compares
Lakeside Primary School ranked 54th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4.8% | 31.6% | 224 | — |
| Oakhill Primary School | — | 9.3% | 43.7% | 134 | 0.4 miles |
| The Woodlands Community Primary School | 56% | 3.2% | 18.9% | 235 | 0.4 miles |
| Glascote Academy | 67% | 5.1% | 29.2% | 275 | 0.4 miles |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 4.4% | 19.6% | 358 | 0.5 miles |
| Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School | 64% | 7.9% | 46.4% | 178 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.63%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 8.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakhill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
The Woodlands Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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Glascote Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Tamworth
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St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Tamworth
Other schools in Tamworth
Lakeside Primary School ranks 3rd of the 34 ranked primary schools in Tamworth.
- Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Anker Valley Primary Academy Primary
- Ankermoor Primary Academy Primary
- Ashcroft Infants' School Primary
- Birchwood Primary School Primary
- Bird's Bush Primary School Primary
- Coton Green Primary School Primary
- Dordon Primary School Primary
- Dosthill Primary School Primary
- Dunstall Park Primary School Primary
- Flax Hill Junior Academy Primary
- Florendine Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lakeside Primary School teach?
- Lakeside Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Tamworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Lakeside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lakeside Primary School is Mr Neil Probert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lakeside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lakeside 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 Lakeside Primary School?
- Lakeside Primary School has 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lakeside Primary School full?
- Lakeside Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 224 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Lakeside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lakeside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lakeside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lakeside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lakeside Primary School?
- Lakeside Primary School is part of MERCIA PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lakeside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lakeside Primary School rank locally?
- Lakeside Primary School ranked 54th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lakeside Primary School's absence rate?
- Lakeside Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lakeside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lakeside 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 15 July 2026.