Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School

Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School demonstrates a strong standard of education with most pupils achieving well across subjects. The school excels in early reading, where pupils consistently meet expected standards. Leaders have created a positive environment focusing on safeguarding, behavior, and support for disadvantaged pupils, ensuring that barriers to learning are swiftly addressed. While overall attendance is commendable, some disadvantaged pupils are less likely to attend regularly compared to their peers. Leaders are committed to continuous improvement, particularly in areas such as spelling and handwriting, and the development of outdoor provisions for early years education.

Strengths

• High standards of safeguarding with a culture of safety.
• Strong achievement in early reading and phonics.
• Pupils generally achieve above average outcomes in key stage 2 tests.
• Positive school culture promoting attendance and good behavior.
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum tailored for all pupils.
• Effective partnerships with external agencies for behavior support.
• Commitment to inclusion and support for special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent application of spelling and handwriting expectations.
• Assessment not used effectively across all subjects to address knowledge gaps.
• Support adaptations not implemented uniformly across the school.
• Outdoor provision in early years needs further development.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.4% of pupils at Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School received £6,267 and spent £6,185 for each of its 219 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £127,000 (£582 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School have?

Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School has 219 pupils on roll.

What age range does Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School cover?

Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School?

Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School is at Amery Hill, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 2BY.