Shropshire
The Lacon Childe School
GCSE results 2026: every Shropshire school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 41.5 is below the national average of around 46. Compare with progress data, which may show a different picture.
- 41.5
- Attainment 8
- 34%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- -0.28
- Progress 8
- [-0.55, 0.00]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 99 | 95 | 95 (100%) | 146 |
| September 2025 | 114 | 108 | 107 (99%) | 158 |
| September 2024 | 108 | 111 | 104 (94%) | 177 |
| September 2023 | 107 | 110 | 102 (93%) | 174 |
| September 2022 | 100 | 95 | 95 (100%) | 130 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Shropshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 107 | 41.5 | — | 33.6% | 9.3% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 91 | 45.8 | — | 39.6% | — | 23.1% | 4.0 |
| 2023/2024 | 103 | 45.1 | -0.28 | 43.7% | — | 27.2% | 3.8 |
| 2022/2023 | 112 | 45.5 | -0.12 | 34.8% | — | 10.7% | 3.8 |
| 2021/2022 | 118 | 54.6 | +0.28 | — | — | 26.0% | 4.7 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Shropshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 141451 |
| Local authority | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Stuart Weston |
| Trust | FOUR STONES GATEWAY TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | DY14 8PE |
| Pupils | 538 |
| FSM eligible | 22.0% |
Contact and identifiers
Love Lane, Cleobury Mortimer, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY14 8PE
http://www.lacon-childe.org.uk1299270312| DfE number | 4412 |
| UKPRN | 10047648 |
| Opened | 1 Oct 2014 |
| GIAS updated | 16 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 8 Jul 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 11 Jun 2024 |
| Publication date | 8 Jul 2024 |