Lantern Academy
About the school
Lantern Academy is an open primary school in Telford and Wrekin.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 4 February 2025
- Published
- 11 March 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
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
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
- 63%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 64%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 0%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 63%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 75%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 69%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 74%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 88%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 75%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 75%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 75%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 25%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 30%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Telford and Wrekin
- 81%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 101
- Telford and Wrekin
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Telford and Wrekin
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Telford and Wrekin
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
125
Girls
49.60%
Boys
50.40%
SEN support
24.80%
Education, health and care plan
5.60%
English as an additional language
19.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
48.70%
Overall absence
7.5
Persistent absence
19.27