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Lantern Academy

General Information

Address: Yates Way, Ketley Bank, Telford, TF2 0AZ
Phone: 01952951404
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Michelle Skidmore
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 113
School capacity: 140
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 50
% eligible for free school meals: 45.9%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 7.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 19.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 31.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 18 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £8,381 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #4 of 39 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#2John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School£9,717
#3Allscott Meads Primary Academy£8,457
#4Lantern Academy£8,381
#5Holmer Lake Primary School£7,873
#6St Mary's Catholic Primary School£7,842

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase£24,280
#2John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School£9,717
#3Allscott Meads Primary Academy£8,457
#4Lantern Academy£8,381
#5Holmer Lake Primary School£7,873
#6St Mary's Catholic Primary School£7,842
#7Old Park Primary School£7,442
#8Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School£7,350
#9Hollinswood Primary School£7,345
#10John Randall Primary School£7,263
#11Dawley Church of England Primary Academy£7,245
#12Wombridge Primary School£7,230
#13Windmill Primary School£7,155
#14Grange Park Primary School£6,787
#15Newdale Primary School & Nursery£6,766
#16St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Centre£6,729
#17Captain Webb Primary School£6,728
#18Lightmoor Village Primary School£6,681
#19High Ercall Primary School£6,468
#20Teagues Bridge Primary School£6,451
#21St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery£6,396
#22Muxton Primary School£6,334
#23Ladygrove Primary School£6,322
#24Lawley Primary School and Nursery£6,262
#25Randlay Primary School£6,244
#26Crudgington Primary School£6,240
#27Redhill Primary Academy£6,229
#28Wrekin View Primary School£6,156
#29Aqueduct Primary Academy£6,131
#30St Patrick's Catholic Primary School£6,106
#31St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy£6,068
#32St George's Church of England Primary School£5,994
#33Dothill Primary School£5,835
#34St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£5,785
#35Moorfield Primary School£5,784
#36St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.£5,619
#37Lilleshall Primary School£5,613
#38Apley Wood Primary Academy£5,597
#39Lawley Village Academy£5,499

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