Lakeside Primary Academy
877 London Road, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 8UY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HARMONY TRUST LTD
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mrs Eccles
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Harmony Trust
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 675
- Pupils on roll
- 543
- URN
- 146080
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332571485
About this school
Lakeside Primary Academy is a primary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 543 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lakeside Primary 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 88 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 43% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 45% | 51% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 60% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 51% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
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 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 | Derby average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 625 |
| 2023/24 | 638 |
| 2024/25 | 615 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lakeside Primary Academy compares
Lakeside Primary Academy ranked 42nd of 60 primary schools in Derby for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 6.2% | 45.7% | 543 | — |
| Zaytouna Primary School | 56% | 4.1% | 58.7% | 417 | 0.8 miles |
| Ashwood Spencer Academy | 62% | 6.3% | 66.3% | 659 | 0.9 miles |
| Wyndham Spencer Academy | 63% | 5.8% | 32.8% | 452 | 0.9 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy | 61% | 5.1% | 20.2% | 179 | 1.0 miles |
| Landau Forte Academy Moorhead | 53% | 5.3% | 64.4% | 206 | 1.0 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)
- 45.7%
- English as an additional language
- 37.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 18.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Zaytouna Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Derby
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Ashwood Spencer Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Derby
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Wyndham Spencer Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Derby
-
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Landau Forte Academy Moorhead1.0 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Lakeside Primary Academy ranks 63rd of the 86 ranked primary schools in Derby.
- Akaal Primary School Primary
- Allenton Primary School Primary
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primary
- Arboretum Primary School Primary
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Primary
- Ashbrook Infant School Primary
- Ashbrook Junior School Primary
- Ashgate Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Spencer Academy Primary
- Asterdale Primary School Primary
- Aston-on-Trent Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lakeside Primary Academy teach?
- Lakeside Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Lakeside Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Lakeside Primary Academy is Mrs Mrs Eccles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lakeside Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lakeside Primary 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 Lakeside Primary Academy?
- Lakeside Primary Academy has 543 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lakeside Primary Academy full?
- Lakeside Primary Academy has capacity for 675 pupils and 543 on roll (80%), 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 Lakeside Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Lakeside Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Lakeside Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lakeside Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Lakeside Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Lakeside Primary Academy is part of THE HARMONY TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lakeside Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 48% 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 Academy compare with other schools in Derby?
- Lakeside Primary Academy ranked 42nd of 60 primary schools in Derby for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Lakeside Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lakeside Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lakeside Primary Academy'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.