Lantern Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Telford & Wrekin Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lantern Academy is a primary school in Telford, Telford and Wrekin for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 February 2025. Telford and Wrekin has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Lantern 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 |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 44.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Telford and Wrekin is 26.4%.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 19 of the 52 other Telford and Wrekin primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 11 first-choice applications for 14 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 63% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Telford and Wrekin schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Yates Way, Ketley Bank, Telford, TF2 0AZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils on roll
- 113 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming and happy school.”
- “Lantern Academy wants the very best for everyone, and pupils are at the heart of all it does.”
- “Staff have high expectations of all pupils.”
To improve
- “In these subjects, pupils are not supported as well as they should be to develop their knowledge.”
- “However, this is not yet consistently strong, and for a small number of pupils, they miss too much of their education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 March 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) | 63% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 11 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 Telford and Wrekin.
- Wombridge Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St George's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Old Park Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Newdale Primary School & Nursery 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Hollinswood Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Priorslee Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Meadows Primary School and Nursery 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ladygrove Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published