# Lawnside Academy

Lawnside Academy is a primary school in Central Bedfordshire, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 283 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E145427. [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 283
- Council: Central Bedfordshire
- URN: 145427

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 28 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).


### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Central Bedfordshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Does not apply to this school | 50% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Does not apply to this school | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 103 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Ivel Valley School & College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ivel-valley-school-and-college-e109739): 490 m. Special. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023
- [Stratton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stratton-school-e137886): 500 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-cofe-vc-primary-school-e109595): 680 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- [Biggleswade Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biggleswade-academy-e137947): 950 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Edward Peake CofE VC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edward-peake-cofe-vc-school-e109694): 1 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 4% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/145427)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145427)

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