Lower Farm Academy

Lower Farm Academy, part of the Reach2 Academy Trust, has recently undergone its first inspection since opening in September 2019, and has been rated as 'Good' across all areas. The school fosters a caring environment where students feel happy and safe, demonstrating enthusiasm for learning and positive behaviour with minimal bullying incidents. The commitment of staff and supportive leadership has resulted in effective educational outcomes, particularly in subjects like art and mathematics, although there are some areas for improvement in the delivery of the curriculum that affects pupil knowledge retention in certain subjects.

Strengths

• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• Well-planned curriculum that supports knowledge development
• High expectations for pupil achievement
• Positive learning environment with enthusiastic pupils
• Effective early years provision promoting exploration and play
• Robust systems for monitoring pupil progress

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent depth of knowledge in a few subjects due to explanations and tasks
• Subject leaders not always clear on areas needing improvement

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 Lower Farm Academy attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.2% 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, 1.5% of pupils at Lower Farm 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 Lower Farm Academy had 23.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.7% 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, 8.0% of pupils at Lower Farm 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 Lower Farm Academy received £6,799 and spent £6,418 for each of its 334 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £76,000 (£228 per pupil).

Across all 65 schools of Reach2 Academy Trust, income was £7,346 and spending £7,105 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 Nuneaton · Warwickshire local authority: places and applications

Lower Farm Academy is part of Reach2 Academy Trust, which runs 65 schools. The nearest others:

• Racemeadow Primary Academy Atherstone
• Riverside Academy Rugby
• Oakfield Primary Academy Rugby
• Manor Park Primary Academy Birmingham
• Five Spires Academy Lichfield
• Springfield Primary Academy Birmingham
• Moor Green Primary Academy Birmingham
• Scientia Academy Burton-Upon-Trent
• Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy Burton-On-Trent
• Springhill Primary Academy Burntwood

What is Lower Farm Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lower Farm Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Lower Farm Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Lower Farm Academy was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Lower Farm Academy have?

Lower Farm Academy has 410 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lower Farm Academy cover?

Lower Farm Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Lower Farm Academy?

Lower Farm Academy is at Milking Lane, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0FG.