Long Lawford Primary School

Long Lawford Primary School is currently rated as 'Requires Improvement' overall, reflecting significant areas in need of development, particularly in the quality of education and the leadership and management of the school. While many pupils enjoy their time at school and demonstrate good attitudes to learning, not all achieve as well as they should due to inconsistencies in curriculum planning and implementation. The school is committed to supporting each pupil and fostering a welcoming atmosphere, but the effectiveness of new curriculum changes has yet to be fully realized. There is a need for a focus on ensuring that the curriculum is coherent and meets the needs of all students across all subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils are warmly welcomed and integrate well into the school community.
• Staff prioritize reading and deliver the phonics programme effectively.
• Pupils benefit from a wide variety of extracurricular opportunities and leadership roles.
• Good support is provided for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• The school has effective safeguarding arrangements in place.

Areas for Improvement

• The curriculum is not planned or implemented consistently across all subjects.
• Gaps in pupils' knowledge are not always identified or addressed swiftly.
• Children in early years spend too much time unsupported by adults, limiting their learning.

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 Long Lawford Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.6% 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, 3.6% of pupils at Long Lawford Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Long Lawford Primary School had 17.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.7% 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, 7.0% of pupils at Long Lawford Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.2% 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 Long Lawford Primary School received £8,621 and spent £8,587 for each of its 426 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £241,000 (£565 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 Long Lawford Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Long Lawford Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in October 2024.

When was Long Lawford Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Long Lawford Primary School was last inspected in October 2024.

How many pupils does Long Lawford Primary School have?

Long Lawford Primary School has 426 pupils on roll.

What age range does Long Lawford Primary School cover?

Long Lawford Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Long Lawford Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Long Lawford Primary School?

Long Lawford Primary School is at Holbrook Road, Long Lawford, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 9AL.