Lantern Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Feb 4 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Unique reference
- 149309
- Address
- Yates Way, Ketley Bank, TF2 0AZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 125 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 19.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44%
- Persistent absence
- 22.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.8%
White British 70.4%
Other White 9.6%
Mixed 8%
African 4%
Indian 3.2%
Other 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage-1.5
MathsWell below average-4.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 30%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 99
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Lantern Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 11
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 11
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 11
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 4 3 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 4 3 1 |
| Reception, Part-time | 8 3 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 9 4 5 |
| Year 1 | 14 7 7 |
| Year 2 | 20 9 11 |
| Year 3 | 16 7 9 |
| Year 4 | 16 9 7 |
| Year 5 | 18 9 9 |
| Year 6 | 14 8 6 |