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Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy

Primary Ages 2-11 309 pupils Stafford
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Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy is an academy converter in Stafford for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 309 pupils on roll. In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Lowfield Lane
Gnosall
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST20 0ET
Phone 01785822391
Reference Number 141779

General Makeup

Number of pupils 309
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.93%
Girls: 53.07%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 17.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 28 19 47
2 19 23 42
3 20 14 34
4 17 22 39
5 22 17 39
6 15 24 39

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.9%
White, Other 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
African 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
Mixed, Other 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 21 Mar 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
21 Mar 2023 School inspection
06 Mar 2018 Short inspection
08 Apr 2015 Academy conversion letter
24 Oct 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as Gnosall St Lawrence CofE (C) Primary School
03 Oct 2011 Full inspection:
17 Sep 2008 Full inspection:
06 Jul 2004 Full inspection

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school 11 6 2 0 0 19
2. My child feels safe at this school 12 6 1 0 0 19
3. My child makes good progress at this school 11 7 0 1 0 19
4. My child is well looked after at this school 9 9 1 0 0 19
5. My child is taught well at this school 10 8 0 1 0 19
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age 3 13 2 1 0 19
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 8 10 0 1 0 19
8. This school deals effectively with bullying 1 6 0 2 10 19
9. This school is well led and managed 6 11 0 1 1 19
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise 5 9 2 1 2 19
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress 3 13 2 1 0 19
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? 17 2

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 90%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 12%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.5
Writing 1.5
Maths 4.5

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 6 2
Third Preference 3 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy had 280 pupils for 315 places. 35 places (11.1%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Stafford Rural 1 Primary” planning area

Staffordshire counted 123 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 123 in 2029–30, down 0%.

2015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 220220315315315315315315315315
Pupils 219226218242266277267264274280
Unfilled 0.5%0.0%30.8%23.2%15.6%12.1%15.2%16.2%13.0%11.1%

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 Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.2%2.3%2.1%1.6%1.5%4.2%2.7%3.3%3.1%
Unauthorised absence 0.1%0.4%0.7%0.8%0.2%0.3%0.6%0.9%0.5%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.5%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%0.0%

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, 0.7% of pupils at Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.80.40.40.00.80.40.71.1
Permanent exclusions 0000000000

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 Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 12.111.511.713.513.213.614.012.111.512.113.0
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%8.9%0.0%0.0%13.3%4.9%13.8%7.3%6.9%7.5%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 45.5%38.5%75.0%71.4%–61.5%80.0%56.3%6.7%43.8%–
Sick days per teacher 1.40.56.011.1–2.53.51.80.23.1–

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, 14.2% of pupils at Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 23 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 6 1
Other difficulty or disability 6 1
Physical disability 4 0
Specific learning difficulty 3 0
Social, emotional and mental health 1 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1 0

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 Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy received £7,037 and spent £7,074 for each of its 280 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £31,000 (£110 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of St Bartholomew'S Ce Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,606 and spending £6,502 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

201920202022202320242025
Revenue reserve £142,000£50,000£240,000£120,000£97,000£31,000
per pupil £537£180£904£450£349£110
In-year balance -£10,000-£97,000£91,000-£144,000-£49,000-£10,000
per pupil -£36-£352£342-£540-£176-£37

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.

Name Distance
Church Eaton Primary School
High Street, Church Eaton, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST20 0AG
2.12 miles
Haughton St Giles CofE Primary Academy
Prince Avenue, Haughton, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 9ET
2.27 miles
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Bourne Avenue, Ranton, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 9JU
2.69 miles
Woodseaves CE Primary Academy
Dicky's Lane, Woodseaves, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST20 0LB
3.45 miles
Cooper Perry Primary School
Seighford, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 9PQ
4.14 miles
St Mary's CofE First Academy
Marston Road, Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire, ST19 9PQ
4.79 miles
Burleyfields Primary School
Martin Drive, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1GP
4.85 miles
Castlechurch Primary School
Tennyson Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9SY
4.94 miles
Name Distance
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford Road, Eccleshall, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST21 6JR
4.92 miles

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How many pupils does Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy have?

Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy has 309 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy cover?

Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy?

Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy is at Lowfield Lane, Gnosall, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST20 0ET.

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