Lawley Primary School and Nursery

Lawley Primary School has been rated as 'Good' in all key areas of the inspection. Pupils enjoy their time at school and feel safe, with staff providing strong support against bullying. The school demonstrates high expectations for both students and staff, and a well-planned curriculum ensures that pupils build on their prior knowledge effectively. Notable strengths include a strong emphasis on reading and effective use of technology to enhance learning experiences. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in the clarity of assessment systems in some foundation subjects and ensuring that the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support is consistently precise.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and confident in their environment.
• Strong emphasis on reading and structured phonics program.
• Effective support and training for staff, including those new to the profession.
• Well-planned curriculum that prepares pupils for future learning.
• Pupils engage well in personal development programs.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment systems in some foundation subjects are unclear.
• Next steps for pupils with SEND lack detail, impacting their support.

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 Lawley Primary School and Nursery attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.2% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Lawley Primary School and Nursery 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 Lawley Primary School and Nursery had 24.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.5% 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, 9.7% of pupils at Lawley Primary School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 Lawley Primary School and Nursery received £6,235 and spent £6,135 for each of its 443 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £95,000 (£216 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 Lawley Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lawley Primary School and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Lawley Primary School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Lawley Primary School and Nursery was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Lawley Primary School and Nursery have?

Lawley Primary School and Nursery has 443 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lawley Primary School and Nursery cover?

Lawley Primary School and Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Lawley Primary School and Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lawley Primary School and Nursery?

Lawley Primary School and Nursery is at Off Arleston Lane, Lawley, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 2PR.