Lark Rise Academy
About the school
Lark Rise Academy is an open primary school in Central Bedfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 11 March 2025
- Published
- 28 April 2025
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Outstanding
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 88%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 50%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 10%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 3%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 98%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 70%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 90%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 61%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 95%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 66%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 93%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 66%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 48%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 20%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 93%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 78%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 109
- Central Bedfordshire
- 104
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 110
- Central Bedfordshire
- 103
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 110
- Central Bedfordshire
- 103
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
359
Girls
51.53%
Boys
48.47%
SEN support
7.24%
Education, health and care plan
2.51%
English as an additional language
15.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
6.41%
Overall absence
3.28
Persistent absence
3.27