Primary school

Larkspur Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Hertfordshire
  • SG12 7LP
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,474 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 10%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 75%75%2016/17: top 90%2017/18: top 87%2018/19: top 97%2022/23: top 84%2023/24: top 56%2024/25: top 10%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM82% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM9% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · East of England 106Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · East of England 105Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 43% · 7 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 41% · 22 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 48% · 21 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 36% · 14 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 45% · 11 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 60% · 20 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 82% · 11 pupils · East of England 64%82%36%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 7 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 5% · 22 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 5% · 21 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 0% · 14 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 9% · 11 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 10% · 20 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 9% · 11 pupils · East of England 7%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 7 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 102 · 22 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 102 · 21 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 100 · 14 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 102 · 11 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 104 · 20 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 107 · 11 pupils · East of England 106107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 7 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 103 · 22 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 102 · 21 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 98 · 14 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 101 · 11 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 103 · 20 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 105 · 11 pupils · East of England 10510598No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
4 of 4 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st44
2nd40
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2013Goodas predecessor
  3. 2017Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2018Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202664
Free school meals (past 6 years)59.0%
First language not English11.5%
SEN support27.6%
EHC plan6.9%
Absence (sessions missed)8.9%
Persistently absent pupils36.0%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

35.6% full · 180 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher10.3
Pupils per adult10.3
  • Classroom teachers 3.6
  • Leadership 2.4
  • Teaching assistants 0
  • Other support 1.2

Teachers 6 FTE · Whole workforce 7.2 · 11 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£11,600
Spend per pupil£13,153
Staff spend per pupil£10,706
Reserve per pupil−£6,400
  • −£544,000revenue reserve
  • −£132,000in-year balance

Grants £11,365 · self-generated £235 · premises £788 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: IVY LEARNING TRUST (17 academies) · trust reserve £1,045,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it