The Lacon Childe School
Kidderminster · Shropshire
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About The Lacon Childe School
The Lacon Childe School is a secondary academy in Kidderminster, Shropshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
FOUR STONES GATEWAY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 7 member schools: 3 primary schools, 4 secondary schools. Local authorities: Shropshire | Worcestershire. Regions: West Midlands. — from the FOUR STONES GATEWAY TRUST public record.
The Lacon Childe School is a secondary academy in Kidderminster, Shropshire, part of FOUR STONES GATEWAY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- The Lacon Childe School
- Address
- Love Lane, Cleobury Mortimer
- Postcode
- DY14 8PE
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shropshire
- URN (official identifier)
- 141451
- Establishment number
- 4412
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- SEND provision
- Resourced provision
- Number of pupils
- 563
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 540
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- FOUR STONES GATEWAY TRUST
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Headteacher
- Ms Nicola Stanfield
- Ofsted inspection
- Requires improvement · Inspected 11 Jun 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.lacon-childe.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01299270312
- Date opened
- 1 Oct 2014
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at The Lacon Childe School
| 2025/26 | This school | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 563 | 39,069 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 24.2% | 19.4% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 11.0% | 14.5% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 0.7% | 6.1% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for The Lacon Childe School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 8 Jul 2024
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 3 May 2023
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read report- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Yes - improving (good)
Report published 27 Nov 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as The Lacon Childe School (URN 123578)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 25 Oct 2012
· Section 5 RTI
Read reportInspected as The Lacon Childe School (URN 123578)
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 8 Sept 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as The Lacon Childe School (URN 123578)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 18 May 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at The Lacon Childe School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 8.3% | 8.5% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 23.9% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at The Lacon Childe School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £137,500 for 125 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Shropshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 22.1% | 19.4% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £243 | £258 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at The Lacon Childe School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 538 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Shropshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,629,000 £8,604 per pupil | £7,796 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £4,470,000 £8,309 per pupil | £7,342 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £2,425,000 £4,507 per pupil · 54.3% | £4,401 · 60.0% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £931,000 £1,730 per pupil · 20.8% | £605 · 8.3% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £37,000 £69 per pupil · 0.8% | £136 · 1.9% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £37,000 £69 per pupil · 0.8% | £116 · 1.6% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £159,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £148,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £8,301 per pupil, supply and agency £38 per pupil — spending up £7 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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