Laceyfields Academy

Laceyfields Academy is performing well overall, achieving a good rating across all inspection areas. This is the school's first inspection since becoming an academy in January 2019, and it presents a positive image of a happy school where pupils enjoy their learning and playtimes. Strong relationships between staff and students contribute to a warm and supportive environment. The school prioritizes reading, and the curriculum is well-planned, ensuring that most pupils engage in their subjects effectively. However, some inconsistencies in behavior perceptions among parents and some record-keeping practices require attention.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy their education and have positive relationships with staff.
• The curriculum is well planned and sequenced, clearly outlining learning expectations.
• Early years provision is strong, fostering curiosity and creativity.
• There is effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Pupils demonstrate good behavior in lessons and around the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clarity on when specific skills should be taught, leading to inconsistencies.
• Records of poor behavior incidents are insufficiently detailed and not evaluated systematically.
• Some parents have concerns about the school's behavior policy implementation.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Laceyfields Academy attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Laceyfields Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Laceyfields Academy had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.6% of pupils at Laceyfields Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Laceyfields Academy received £8,306 and spent £8,511 for each of its 76 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £53,000 (£703 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Tapestry Learning Partnership, income was £8,269 and spending £8,367 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Heanor · Derbyshire local authority: places and applications

Laceyfields Academy is part of Tapestry Learning Partnership, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Langley Mill Academy Nottingham
• Kensington Junior Academy Ilkeston
• Djanogly Strelley Academy Nottingham
• Springfield Academy Nottingham
• Djanogly Northgate Academy Nottingham
• Djanogly Sherwood Academy Nottingham
• Djanogly City Academy Nottingham
• Morton Primary Academy Alfreton
• Chellaston Academy Derby
• City of Derby Academy Derby

What is Laceyfields Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Laceyfields Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Laceyfields Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Laceyfields Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Laceyfields Academy have?

Laceyfields Academy has 87 pupils on roll.

What age range does Laceyfields Academy cover?

Laceyfields Academy for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Laceyfields Academy?

Laceyfields Academy is at Laceyfields Road, Langley, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7HJ.