Lady Lumley's Academy

Lady Lumley’s School has been rated as good overall in its first inspection and demonstrates many strengths in educational delivery, personal development, and leadership. The school's ambitious and well-planned curriculum allows students to engage meaningfully with content, fostering a positive learning environment. However, while the school supports pupils with special educational needs effectively, there remain gaps in the achievements of disadvantaged pupils compared to their peers, alongside challenges with attendance rates that are below average overall. The school’s commitment to improving pupils' understanding of British values and respecting diversity reflects its proactive approach to personal development, though some issues, such as occasional bullying and use of derogatory language, still persist.

Strengths

• Ambitious and well-planned curriculum
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
• Strong relationships between staff and students
• Positive culture of reading initiated
• Prioritization of personal development through the life curriculum

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment practices among teachers leading to gaps in knowledge
• Below-average attendance rates for some pupils
• Limited understanding of British values and protected characteristics among some pupils
• Need for stronger oversight of certain school areas by leaders

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 Lady Lumley's Academy attended 90.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 27.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 5.6% of pupils at Lady Lumley's Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 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 Lady Lumley's Academy had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 11.2% of pupils at Lady Lumley's Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Lady Lumley's Academy received £8,540 and spent £7,980 for each of its 716 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,534,000 (£2,142 per pupil).

Across all 62 schools of Delta Academies Trust, income was £7,459 and spending £7,562 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 Pickering · North Yorkshire local authority: places and applications

Lady Lumley's Academy is part of Delta Academies Trust, which runs 62 schools. The nearest others:

• Newby and Scalby Academy Scarborough
• Scalby Academy Scarborough
• Scarborough University Technical College Scarborough
• Friarage Community Academy Scarborough
• Filey Academy Filey
• Ingleby Manor Free School Stockton-On-Tees
• The Parks Primary Academy Hull
• Goole Academy Goole
• Hull Trinity House Academy Hull
• Mersey Primary Academy Hull

What is Lady Lumley's Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lady Lumley's Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Lady Lumley's Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Lady Lumley's Academy was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Lady Lumley's Academy have?

Lady Lumley's Academy has 676 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lady Lumley's Academy cover?

Lady Lumley's Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Lady Lumley's Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 54.5, and 70% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Lady Lumley's Academy?

Lady Lumley's Academy is at Swainsea Lane, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 8NG.