Lawnside Academy

State-Funded School

lawnside-academy-central-bedfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

North BedfordshireConstituency

SG18 0LXPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Lawnside Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 283 pupils. Lawnside Academy is part of Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

283

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 283
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 Sept 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.