Tower Road Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 7 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Unique reference
136793
Address
Ashlawn Drive, PE21 9PX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
572 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
53.1%
Girls
46.9%
First language not English
40.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.1%
Persistent absence
12.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 51.9%
Other White 19.9%
Indian 6.8%
Mixed 5.5%
Pakistani 4.5%
African 3.7%
Other 3.3%
Unclassified 3.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage0.7
MathsBelow average-1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Tower Road Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
48
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
48
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
48
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
73
35
38
Year 1
55
31
24
Year 2
90
51
39
Year 3
78
37
41
Year 4
95
51
44
Year 5
90
51
39
Year 6
91
48
43
Year 2023-2024

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