Laleham CofE VA Primary School

Laleham CofE VA Primary School continues to maintain its good overall judgement following an ungraded inspection. The school demonstrates a vibrant learning environment where pupils are enthusiastic and eager to learn, supported by caring staff and a well-structured curriculum that champions inclusivity. Strengths identified include the excellent teaching of reading, strong support for pupils with special educational needs, and a commendable focus on pupil well-being and personal development. The school is well-prepared for its next graded inspection, with evidence suggesting that it may achieve an outstanding rating.

Strengths

• Pupils arrive with enthusiasm and settle well into the early years environment.
• High expectations and aspirations are established and shared among staff and pupils.
• Well-designed curriculum that is broad, creative, and inclusive.
• Excellent support for pupils with SEND, allowing them to achieve well.
• Strong emphasis on communication, language, and early mathematics.
• Exceptional teaching of reading with effective phonics programs.
• Excellent behaviour with positive relationships among pupils and staff.
• Proactive approach to emotional, physical, and mental well-being.
• Effective preparations for life in modern Britain with a focus on diversity.
• Strong leadership and high staff morale contributing to continual improvement.

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 Laleham CofE VA Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.9% 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 Laleham CofE VA 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 Laleham CofE VA Primary School had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.1% 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, 12.3% of pupils at Laleham CofE VA Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 Laleham CofE VA Primary School received £6,183 and spent £6,145 for each of its 406 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £216,000 (£532 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 Laleham CofE VA Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Laleham CofE VA Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Laleham CofE VA Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Laleham CofE VA Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Laleham CofE VA Primary School have?

Laleham CofE VA Primary School has 406 pupils on roll.

What age range does Laleham CofE VA Primary School cover?

Laleham CofE VA Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Laleham CofE VA Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Laleham CofE VA Primary School?

Laleham CofE VA Primary School is at The Broadway, Laleham, Staines, Surrey, TW18 1SB.