The Lacon Childe School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Shropshire
Love Lane, Kidderminster, DY14 8PE
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 11/06/2024
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.5%
25.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
563
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
540 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
107 of 108 families who put it first got an offer
114
Places offered
158
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 108 | 107 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 37 | 7 | ● 19% |
| 3rd preference | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 158 | 114 | 72% |
1st preference success by year
Shropshire lets families list 3 preferences. 30 applications came from outside the council area (14 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stuart Weston
- Address
- Love Lane, Cleobury Mortimer, Kidderminster, DY14 8PE
- Phone
- 01299270312
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward / constituency
- Cleobury Mortimer · South Shropshire
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 141451
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: FOUR STONES GATEWAY TRUST
563 pupils · 540 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
11 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement - 23
08 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 562 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.84 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.99 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 91 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 91 | 14% | 49% | 73% | |
| English Language | 91 | 12% | 45% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 90 | 11% | 46% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 73 | 1% | 23% | 52% | |
| Geography | 62 | 16% | 44% | 58% | |
| History | 57 | 32% | 58% | 68% | |
| Art and Design | 42 | 10% | 38% | 57% | |
| Design & Technology | 30 | 13% | 43% | 60% | |
| French | 23 | 26% | 70% | 78% | |
| Drama | 18 | 11% | 50% | 83% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 18 | 11% | 33% | 67% | |
| Biology | 17 | 65% | 88% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Shropshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.