Lantern Academy
Yates Way, Ketley Bank, Telford, TF2 0AZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Skidmore
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Learning Community Trust
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 113
- URN
- 149309
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952951404
About this school
Lantern Academy is a primary academy in Telford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 113 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lantern 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 20 | 27 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 30% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 44% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 44% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 56% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.30 | - | - |
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 Lantern 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 | Telford and Wrekin average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 62.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 128 |
| 2023/24 | 132 |
| 2024/25 | 125 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lantern Academy compares
Lantern Academy ranked 26th of 40 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 7.5% | 48.7% | 113 | — |
| Wombridge Primary School | 74% | 4.5% | 42.4% | 294 | 0.7 miles |
| St George's Church of England Primary School | 78% | 5.7% | 28.4% | 573 | 0.8 miles |
| Old Park Primary School | 73% | 5.8% | 45% | 607 | 0.9 miles |
| Newdale Primary School & Nursery | 78% | 3.6% | 21.7% | 498 | 1.0 miles |
| Hollinswood Primary School | 59% | 4.2% | 29.5% | 340 | 1.1 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)
- 48.7%
- English as an additional language
- 19.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.5%
- Persistent absence
- 19.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wombridge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Telford
-
St George's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Old Park Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Newdale Primary School & Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Telford
-
Hollinswood Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Telford
Other schools in Telford
Lantern Academy ranks 24th of the 38 ranked primary schools in Telford.
- Allscott Meads Primary Academy Primary
- Apley Wood Primary Academy Primary
- Aqueduct Primary Academy Primary
- Buildwas Academy Primary
- Captain Webb Primary School Primary
- Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Crudgington Primary School Primary
- Dawley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Donnington Wood CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre Primary
- Dothill Primary School Primary
- Grange Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lantern Academy teach?
- Lantern Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Telford.
- Who is the headteacher of Lantern Academy?
- The headteacher of Lantern Academy is Mrs Michelle Skidmore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lantern Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lantern 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 Lantern Academy?
- Lantern Academy has 113 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lantern Academy full?
- Lantern Academy has capacity for 140 pupils and 113 on roll (81%), 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 Lantern Academy a faith school?
- No. Lantern Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Lantern Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lantern Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Lantern Academy part of an academy trust?
- Lantern Academy is part of LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lantern Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lantern Academy compare with other schools in Telford and Wrekin?
- Lantern Academy ranked 26th of 40 primary schools in Telford and Wrekin for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lantern Academy's absence rate?
- Lantern Academy's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lantern Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lantern 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.