Lyons Hall School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Deerleap Way
Braintree
Essex
CM7 9FH
Phone 01376552393
Reference Number 138028

Lyons Hall School has undergone its first inspection in over a decade and has been found to provide good overall effectiveness with outstanding quality of education and personal development. The school has a strong curriculum that enables pupils to build knowledge and skills effectively. While pupils enjoy a safe and supportive learning environment, there are slight concerns related to some students' ability to settle and focus during transitions between activities. The headteacher and leadership team are committed to improving staff support to ensure all educators meet high expectations consistently.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 558
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50%
Girls: 50%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 11.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 45 44 89
2 45 46 91
3 53 38 91
4 25 36 61
5 50 39 89
6 29 30 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 77.2%
White, Other 5.9%
African 3.9%
Indian 2.3%
Mixed, Other 2%
Pakistani 1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.9%
White & Asian 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Unclassified 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 18 Oct 2022
Date Report
18 Oct 2022 School inspection:
04 Sep 2012 Academy conversion letter
07 Jul 2009 Full inspection:
Previously as Lyons Hall School
07 Jul 2009 Full inspection:
13 Jul 2006 Full inspection:
13 Jul 2006 Full inspection:
18 Sep 2000 Full inspection
18 Sep 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils achieve exceptionally well and are proud of their school.
  • The curriculum is ambitious and helps pupils make strong connections in their learning.
  • Reading is prioritized and integrated well throughout the curriculum.
  • Pupils with SEND make very good progress alongside their peers.
  • Effective safeguarding measures create a positive culture for student safety.

Areas for Improvement

  • A small number of staff do not consistently reinforce high expectations for learning behaviours.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 73%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 18%

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 108
Maths 107

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 -0.3
Writing 1.2
Maths 3.3

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 42 0
Third Preference 22 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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