Primary school

Lakeside Primary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Doncaster
  • DN4 5ES
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,971 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 80%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 83%2017/18: top 82%2018/19: top 86%2022/23: top 94%2023/24: top 95%2024/25: top 80%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM51% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%2/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
Higher standard, RWM2% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−6.5 pts
Reading score102 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1051/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
Maths score101 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.51/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 33% · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 47% · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 51% · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 50% · 50 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 36% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 35% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 51% · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%51%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 2% · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 14% · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 4% · 50 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 2% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 2% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 2% · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 100 · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 103 · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 101 · 50 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 100 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 99 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 102 · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510398No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 101 · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 102 · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 102 · 50 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 98 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 98 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 101 · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510298No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
31 of 31 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3131
2nd131
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2018Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  7. 2024Good

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 2026379
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.4%
First language not English67.2%
SEN support11.8%
EHC plan3.8%
Absence (sessions missed)6.1%
Persistently absent pupils20.4%

Girls 44.9%Boys 55.1%

80.3% full · 472 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.8
Pupils per adult11.8
  • Classroom teachers 11.9
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 10.7
  • Other support 6.7

Teachers 16.9 FTE · Whole workforce 34.3 · 51 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,287
Spend per pupil£6,259
Staff spend per pupil£5,044
Reserve per pupil£333
  • +£130,000revenue reserve
  • +£401,000in-year balance

Grants £7,190 · self-generated £121 · premises £292 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE ROSE LEARNING TRUST (11 academies) · trust reserve £1,548,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it