The Lacon Childe School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Love Lane
Cleobury Mortimer
Kidderminster
Worcestershire
DY14 8PE
Phone 01299270312
Reference Number 141451

General Makeup

Number of pupils 538
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.79%
Girls: 47.21%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 22%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 57 57 114
8 63 54 117
9 51 56 107
10 66 43 109
11 47 44 91

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.8%
White, Other 2.4%
Unclassified 1.9%
Mixed, Other 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
White & Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
African 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
Last Report Date 2024-07-09
Date Report
2024-06-11 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 09 July 2024
2023-03-07 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 04 May 2023
2017-11-07 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 27 November 2017
2014-10-01 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 04 October 2014
Previously as The Lacon Childe School
2013-05-02 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 29 May 2013
2012-10-09 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 25 October 2012
2010-04-21 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 15 June 2010
2009-07-01 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 08 September 2009
2007-10-15 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 09 November 2007
2006-05-04 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 26 May 2006
2000-03-06 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 25 May 2006
2013-05-02 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 29 May 2013
2012-10-09 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 25 October 2012
2010-04-21 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 15 June 2010
2009-07-01 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 08 September 2009
2007-10-15 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 09 November 2007
2006-05-04 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 26 May 2006
2000-03-06 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 25 May 2006

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 39.6% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 54.9% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 37 7
Third Preference 13 0
From another Local Authority 30 14

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Name Distance
Cleobury Mortimer Primary School
Love Lane, Cleobury Mortimer, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY14 8PE
0 miles
Bayton CofE Primary School
Bayton, Near Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY14 9LG
2.2 miles
Farlow CofE Primary School
Farlow, Cleobury Mortimer, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY14 0RQ
3.49 miles
Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School
New Road, Far Forest, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY14 9TQ
3.72 miles
Kinlet CofE Primary School
SCHOOL LANE, BEWDLEY, KINLET, WORCESTERSHIRE, DY12 3BG
3.99 miles
Stottesdon CofE Primary School
Stottesdon, Cleobury Mortimer, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY14 8UE
4.23 miles
Lindridge St Lawrence CE Primary School
Lindridge, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8JQ
4.34 miles
Clee Hill Community Academy
Tenbury Road, Clee Hill, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 3NE
4.92 miles
Name Distance
Compass Community School Vicarage Park
The Old Vicarage, The Bullring, Stottesdon, Kidderminster, Shropshire, DY14 8UH
4.28 miles
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