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The quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Good
Early years provision Good
Previous inspection grade Good
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Foundational Skills: Reading is prioritised across the school with effective phonics teaching and regular training for staff.
Success of the Curriculum: Leaders have created an ambitious curriculum with clear plans and defined end points.
Areas Needing Improvement: Teachers' approach to ensuring pupils learn and remember new content is not currently consistent.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Inspectors carried out deep dives in reading and mathematics.
Support for Falling Behind: Assessment helps pupils catch up by teaching the sounds they need to know.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils behave well, are respectful, and bullying is rare.
Support for SEND Pupils: Curriculum is adapted to meet the needs of pupils with SEND and support plans are scrutinised.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: There is a strong culture of safeguarding and pupils know bullying is unacceptable.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Leaders know their families well and work effectively with outside agencies.
Parent Feedback: Responses to Ofsted Parent View and informal playground conversations considered.
Parental Involvement: Opportunity to organise charity work and take on roles like reading ambassador.
Teacher Engagement: Staff feel proud to be part of the school community.
Impact on Student Progress: Effective support from subject leaders ensures teaching quality.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Not all teachers use approaches helping pupils remember new content.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Opportunities for checking what pupils know are sometimes missed.
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Lacewood Primary School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It has 277 students from age 3-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 25 : 1.

At this school, 73% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Phase of Education Primary Primary Primary
Type Local Authority Maintained Schools Local Authority Maintained Schools Local Authority Maintained Schools
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Ofset report Good Good Good
Age range 3-11 3-11 4-11
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 25.9 - 19.9
Proficient Math 105 111 104
Proficient Read 109 107 104
Grade 5 or above GCSE - - -
Grade 5 or above A Level - - -
Day Fees - - -
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Primary Exam Result

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 105 101 97
Reading 109 101 98

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 73% 60.22% 55.96%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 7% 6.79% 7.42%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 5.1 Well Above Average
Writing 0.9 Above Average
Maths 1.7 Above Average

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Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
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Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 108 1 103 96
Reading 109 2 102 95

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 90% 13 66.61% 60.44%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 12% 2 8.78% 9.72%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 5.1 Well Above Average
Writing 2.8 Above Average
Maths 2.8 Above Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 107 3 101 94
Reading 107 4 101 95

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 77% 19 63.78% 59.51%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 10% 4 9.29% 9.16%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 2.9 Above Average
Writing 0.2 Average
Maths 2.7 Above Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 104 100 93
Reading 103 99 93

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 58% 58.86% 56.29%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 6% 7.22% 8.19%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -0.9 Below Average
Writing -1.1 Below Average
Maths 0.0 Average
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Holidays 2024/25

Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025
Students Teachers
25 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Lacewood Primary School
Local authority ratio 21 : 1

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