Lord Scudamore Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Unknown
Address Friar Street
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR4 0AS
Phone 01432273951
Reference Number 136761

Lord Scudamore Primary Academy is performing well as a good school, demonstrating a strong community ethos and high expectations for student behaviour and achievement. Pupils feel safe and valued, enjoying positive relationships with peers and staff. The ambitious curriculum is broadly balanced and builds progressively from early years to Year 6, preparing students well for their next steps in education. The school has also successfully fostered a culture of reading, ensuring that students develop critical literacy skills early on.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 555
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.77%
Girls: 45.23%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 26.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23.1
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 43 24 67
2 37 32 69
3 31 25 56
4 38 38 76
5 49 37 86
6 43 44 87

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 67.6%
White, Other 12.6%
Indian 8.5%
Asian, Other 4.1%
African 2.3%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
White & Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 02 Feb 2023
Date Report
02 Feb 2023 School inspection
08 Jun 2017 Short inspection
08 May 2013 Full inspection:
14 Feb 2012 Academy conversion letter
28 Sep 2010 Curriculum and development visit
Previously as Lord Scudamore Primary School
28 Sep 2010 Curriculum and development visit
21 Sep 2009 Full inspection:
21 Sep 2009 Full inspection:
06 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
06 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
24 Feb 2003 Full inspection
24 Feb 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy attending and describe the school as a big family.
  • High expectations for pupils' behaviour and achievement leading to exemplary conduct.
  • Ambitious and well-structured curriculum that builds on prior learning.
  • Effective support for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Strong community engagement and pride among pupils in their school's history.
  • Well-trained staff effectively support early reading development.

Areas for Improvement

  • In a minority of subjects, the curriculum is not delivered as intended.
  • Some subject leaders are new and lack opportunities to monitor curriculum delivery effectively.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.4
Writing -0.2
Maths -1.6

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 32 2
Third Preference 19 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

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