Lakeside Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Derby
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Derby City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lakeside Primary Academy is a primary school in Derby for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 July 2025. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Lakeside Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception in 2026 had 35 first-choice applications for 35 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- 46 of the 61 other Derby primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
- In 2024/25, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 1% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Derby that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Derby schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 877 London Road, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 8UY
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 543 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 July 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils receive a warm welcome at Lakeside Primary Academy.”
- “Pupils who join the school, including those who arrive from countries all over the world, soon feel at home in this caring environment.”
- “Pupils have a strong sense of belonging.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, pupils do not receive an education that is good enough.”
- “As a result, pupils do not achieve as well as they should and are not fully prepared for the next stage in their education.”
- “Teachers’ delivery of the curriculum is not consistently effective.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 48% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 35 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derby.
- Zaytouna Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashwood Spencer Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Wyndham Spencer Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Landau Forte Academy Moorhead 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Meadow Farm Community Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Aided Junior School 1.2 mi Good