The Lodestar Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
The Lodestar Academy is a state-funded pru for pupils aged 11–16, located in Torbay, South West.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 38 pupils. The Lodestar Academy is part of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
47%Boys
53%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- PRU
- Age range
- 11 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 38
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
- MAT name
- The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2024 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| 2 Mar 2020 | Good | Requires improvement | Good | Good | 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.
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Nearby Pupil Referral Units
Other pupil referral units within about 16 miles of Torbay.
