Lapworth CofE Primary School

Lapworth CofE Primary School is a small Church of England primary school where strong moral values are lived out daily and pupils are expected to achieve well. Pupils feel safe, behave well and take their leadership responsibilities seriously. Personal development is a particular strength: pupils show maturity, understand fundamental British values, are inclusive of others and benefit from a wide range of additional experiences. Early reading and mathematics are taught well, including for pupils with SEND, and safeguarding is effective. Leaders and governors are ambitious, well informed and mindful of staff workload. The main areas for improvement relate to curriculum coherence and early years practice. Some subjects are not as well sequenced as others, which affects what pupils know, remember and can do because staff are not always clear what should be taught next. In the early years, planned opportunities to deepen children's learning are sometimes missed, and adult questioning does not always maximise learning, so some children are less secure in their understanding than they could be. This was the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and under the current framework it did not receive an overall effectiveness grade. The school also offers pre-school provision for two-year-olds and is awaiting its next SIAMS inspection.

Strengths

• Strong moral values are shared and lived out by pupils and staff
• The school has high expectations for all pupils and they achieve well
• Pupils enjoy school, feel safe and behave well
• Pupils take leadership roles seriously and older pupils act as role models
• Personal development is exceptional and pupils have a mature global outlook
• Pupils understand fundamental British values and inclusion
• Charitable and ecological work has a positive impact on the community
• Early reading and phonics are taught well, and pupils who fall behind catch up quickly
• Mathematics is taught consistently well with a practical approach
• Pupils with SEND are supported to access the full curriculum and achieve well
• A wide range of additional experiences develops pupils' interests and talents
• Leaders and governors are ambitious, well informed and consider staff workload
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects are not as coherently sequenced as others, affecting what pupils know, remember and can do
• In the early years, planned opportunities to deepen learning are sometimes missed
• Adult questioning in the early years does not always maximise children's 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 Lapworth CofE Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.1% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Lapworth CofE 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 Lapworth CofE Primary School had 18.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.4% 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, 8.8% of pupils at Lapworth CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Lapworth CofE Primary School received £9,188 and spent £8,968 for each of its 171 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £279,000 (£1,631 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 Lapworth CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lapworth CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Lapworth CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lapworth CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Lapworth CofE Primary School have?

Lapworth CofE Primary School has 171 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lapworth CofE Primary School cover?

Lapworth CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lapworth CofE Primary School?

Lapworth CofE Primary School is at Station Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, Warwickshire, B94 6LT.