Tower Road Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 6 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
561 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
54.5%
Girls
45.5%
First language not English
44.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.1%
Persistent absence
12.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 46.3%
Other White 18%
Indian 8.6%
Mixed 6.2%
Pakistani 6.2%
African 4.6%
Other 4.6%
Unclassified 3.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

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 69%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

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 106
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Tower Road Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
73
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
73
2nd preference
42
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
73
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
55
35
20
Year 1
78
37
41
Year 2
64
37
27
Year 3
95
54
41
Year 4
83
41
42
Year 5
96
52
44
Year 6
90
50
40
Year 2024-2025

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