SCHOOL PROFILE

Lacey Gardens Junior Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 146499
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

22 February 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Lincolnshire
Trust WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 307 307 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 153 49.8% of pupils
Male pupils 154 50.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

64.2%
39.4 pts above England
School 64.2%
East Lindsey 37.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.9%
14.4 pts below England
School 5.9%
East Lindsey 3.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

13.0%
12.0 pts above England
School 13.0%
East Lindsey 2.4%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
91.5%
281
African
1.6%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
5
Any other White background
1.6%
5
Any other ethnic group
1.3%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.0%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 39.1% 120 of 307 pupils
18.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 39.1%
East Lindsey 24.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 29.6% 91 pupils
England 14.8% 14.9 pts above
EHC plans 9.5% 29 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 32
Specific learning difficulty 28
Social, emotional & mental health 24
Speech, language & communication 24
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
No specialist assessment yet 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
East Lindsey 56.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
East Lindsey 68.5%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
East Lindsey 69.3%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

70.0%

2.0 pts below England

School 70.0%
East Lindsey 67.1%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.31%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.10 pts higher than England
School 6.31%
East Lindsey 6.66%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.21%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.40 pts higher than England
School 21.21%
East Lindsey 18.23%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.42%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.62 pts higher than England
School 2.42%
East Lindsey 1.99%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

85.3% 2.9 pts below England
Lacey Gardens Junior Academy
85.3%
East Lindsey
82.9%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information