St Lawrence Primary School

St Lawrence Primary School continues to perform well and maintains its status as a good school. The warm and caring environment fosters positive relationships among students and staff, leading to high levels of student engagement and respect. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, enabling pupils to progress effectively across subjects, particularly in reading and mathematics. Leaders are dedicated to supporting all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, there is a concern regarding the persistent absence of disadvantaged pupils, which leaders are actively working to address.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate positive behaviour and a strong sense of respect for each other.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well sequenced, supporting knowledge retention.
• Strong focus on early reading and effective phonics instruction.
• Consistent approach to assessment enabling timely interventions for pupils in need.
• Effective and inclusive provision for pupils with SEND.
• High levels of pupil engagement in a variety of extracurricular clubs.
• Positive relationships between adults and pupils enhance the learning environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Persistent absence of disadvantaged pupils remains too high.

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 St Lawrence Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.3% 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 St Lawrence 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 St Lawrence Primary School had 23.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.0% 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, 21.5% of pupils at St Lawrence Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 2024–25 St Lawrence Primary School received £7,043 and spent £8,099 for each of its 179 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £107,000 (£596 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of The Howard Partnership Trust, income was £9,406 and spending £9,407 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Leatherhead · Surrey local authority: places and applications

St Lawrence Primary School is part of The Howard Partnership Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• Howard of Effingham School Leatherhead
• Eastwick Infant School Leatherhead
• Eastwick Junior School Leatherhead
• Fox Grove School Leatherhead
• West Hill School Leatherhead
• Three Rivers Academy Walton-On-Thames
• Linden Bridge School Worcester Park
• Cuddington Community Primary School Worcester Park
• Sunbury Manor School Sunbury-On-Thames
• Kenyngton Manor Primary School Sunbury-On-Thames

What is St Lawrence Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Lawrence Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was St Lawrence Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Lawrence Primary School was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does St Lawrence Primary School have?

St Lawrence Primary School has 181 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Lawrence Primary School cover?

St Lawrence Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are St Lawrence Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Lawrence Primary School?

St Lawrence Primary School is at Lower Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 5JP.