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Lord Scudamore Primary Academy

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Herefordshire
  • HR4 0AS
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,371 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 76%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 85%2017/18: top 59%2018/19: top 55%2022/23: top 41%41% · 2022/232023/24: top 74%2024/25: top 76%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM53% · West Midlands 65%2/10 Well below West Midlands−29.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM8% · West Midlands 7%6/10 Middle+26.1 pts
Reading score104 · West Midlands 1053/10 Below−5.2 pts
Maths score102 · West Midlands 1052/10 Well below West Midlands−5.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 84 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 46% · 76 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 64% · 91 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 66% · 86 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 65% · 93 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 52% · 86 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 53% · 86 pupils · West Midlands 65%66%46%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 84 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 1% · 76 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 2% · 91 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 6% · 86 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 6% · 93 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 6% · 86 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 8% · 86 pupils · West Midlands 7%8%1%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 84 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 103 · 76 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 91 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 103 · 86 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 106 · 93 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 107 · 86 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 104 · 86 pupils · West Midlands 105107101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 84 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 102 · 76 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 91 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 103 · 86 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 104 · 93 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 102 · 86 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 102 · 86 pupils · West Midlands 105104102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
50 of 50 who put it first2014 · 94.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5050
2nd262
3rd140

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026507
Free school meals (past 6 years)17.8%
First language not English26.1%
SEN support11.7%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils10.4%

Girls 45.2%Boys 54.8%

82.3% full · 616 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.2
Pupils per adult13.6
  • Classroom teachers 17
  • Leadership 6.8
  • Teaching assistants 13.5
  • Other support 17.4

Teachers 23.8 FTE · Whole workforce 54.7 · 113 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,618
Spend per pupil£6,806
Staff spend per pupil£5,687
Reserve per pupil£1,882
  • +£1,023,000revenue reserve
  • −£102,000in-year balance

Grants £5,954 · self-generated £664 · premises £274 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE HEREFORDSHIRE MARCHES FEDERATION OF ACADEMIES (4 academies) · trust reserve £1,146,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it