Lark Rise Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Unique reference
- 136345
- Address
- Cartmel Drive, LU6 3PT
- Website
- www.larkrise.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 359 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 15.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 5.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.2%
White British 63%
Other White 14.2%
Mixed 9.9%
Indian 3.1%
African 3.1%
Other Asian 2.8%
Pakistani 1.7%
Chinese 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.5
WritingAverage-1.1
MathsAbove average2.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 82%
Local authority average 50%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 3%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Lark Rise Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 44
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 68
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 12 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 10 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 45 22 23 |
| Year 1 | 46 22 24 |
| Year 2 | 44 15 29 |
| Year 3 | 43 23 20 |
| Year 4 | 48 25 23 |
| Year 5 | 45 20 25 |
| Year 6 | 41 20 21 |