St Laurence CofE Primary School

St Laurence CofE Primary is demonstrating good overall performance across multiple domains, with a notable improvement from its previous inspection grade of requires improvement. Pupils express high levels of enjoyment and safety at the school, taking pride in their accomplishments and engaging positively with each other. The school's environment promotes respect and kindness, and parents report a strong sense of community and effective communication from the staff. Leaders are focused on refining curriculum plans, and while much has been achieved, there are still areas needing development, particularly in sequencing knowledge in certain subjects like art and modern foreign languages.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and enjoy learning at school.
• High expectations are set by staff for pupil performance.
• Strong focus on reading and vocabulary acquisition.
• Well-planned mathematics curriculum fostering student engagement.
• High-quality support for pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack precise planning and sequencing in the curriculum.

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 Laurence CofE Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.2% 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, 5.0% of pupils at St Laurence 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 St Laurence CofE Primary School had 17.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.8% 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, 33.9% of pupils at St Laurence CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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 Laurence CofE Primary School received £7,034 and spent £6,864 for each of its 179 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £352,000 (£1,969 per pupil).

Across all 33 schools of Derby Diocesan Academy Trust, income was £7,661 and spending £7,414 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 Nottingham · Derbyshire local authority: places and applications

St Laurence CofE Primary School is part of Derby Diocesan Academy Trust, which runs 33 schools. The nearest others:

• St Werburgh's CofE Primary School Derby
• Scargill CofE Primary School Ilkeston
• Stanley Common Church of England Primary School Ilkeston
• St James' Church of England Aided Junior School Derby
• Arboretum Primary School Derby
• Hardwick Primary School Derby
• Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School Derby
• Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School Derby
• Firs Primary School Derby
• Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery Derby

What is St Laurence CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Laurence CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2022.

When was St Laurence CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Laurence CofE Primary School was last inspected in January 2022.

How many pupils does St Laurence CofE Primary School have?

St Laurence CofE Primary School has 171 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Laurence CofE Primary School cover?

St Laurence CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Laurence CofE Primary School?

St Laurence CofE Primary School is at Collingwood Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 1DR.