Lakeside Primary School

GloucestershireCommunity school

Hatherley Road, Cheltenham, GL51 6HR

Headteacher: Mr Jon MossSchool website ↗Pupils: 530 (capacity: 630)
Ofsted Good
Inspected January 2020
Oversubscribed
87% of first-choice applicants offered a place
52%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected January 2020
87%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 28 January 2020Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
52.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
9.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 72%·Writing 67%·Maths 66%All three 52%
Reading
Expected72%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected67%
Exceeding16%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected66%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
68
How many got their first choice?
59of 68 (86.8%)
How many applied in total?
187

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
23.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
8.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
15.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
255 girls, 275 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 77% (2017/18), currently 52%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1669.0%16.0%+0.3+0.1+1.0
2016/1761.0%4.0%-0.5-2.9-1.5
2017/1877.0%13.0%0.0-0.20.0
2018/1959.0%9.0%-0.4+0.80.0
2022/2358.0%12.0%-0.4+0.4-0.7
2023/2453.0%13.0%---
2024/2552.0%9.0%---
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