Waltham St Lawrence Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address School Road
Waltham St Lawrence
Reading
Berkshire
RG10 0NU
Phone 01189343248
Reference Number 109832

Waltham St Lawrence Primary School continues to demonstrate outstanding performance, marked by a strong culture of care and exceptional relationships between pupils and staff. The school's curriculum is ambitious and well-sequenced, ensuring that all pupils, including those with SEND, achieve highly in a supportive environment. Pupils show a joy for learning, are motivated, and engage actively in a range of enriching experiences designed to foster their development. The first ungraded inspection since 2017 confirms that the school maintains its high standards post-pandemic.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 150
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.67%
Girls: 51.33%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 6.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 10 12 22
2 11 9 20
3 11 11 22
4 12 10 22
5 10 11 21
6 11 10 21

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 80%
White & Asian 4.7%
Indian 3.3%
Mixed, Other 3.3%
Pakistani 3.3%
White, Other 2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Irish 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Report Date 21 Feb 2023
Date Report
21 Feb 2023 School inspection
31 Jan 2017 Full inspection:
12 Jul 2012 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
08 Nov 2007 Full inspection:
22 Mar 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are highly motivated and display a real joy for learning.
  • The curriculum is highly ambitious, unique, and well-embedded across all subjects.
  • Strong emphasis on reading and effective phonics instruction ensures confident readers.
  • Exceptional provision for pupils' wider development, including a range of extracurricular opportunities.
  • Strong relationships foster a caring and supportive learning environment.
  • Leaders effectively support staff welfare and manage workload.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 81%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.7
Writing -0.6
Maths 0.4

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 17 4
Third Preference 13 0
From another Local Authority 19 5

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