Ilketshall St Lawrence School

Ilketshall St Lawrence School demonstrates a strong overall performance, characterized by a positive school culture where pupils feel safe and supported. Leaders excel in creating an inclusive environment that welcomes all students, addressing their individual needs and fostering a strong sense of community. The focus on personal development and wellbeing is evident, with effective communication between staff and families contributing to a nurturing atmosphere. However, while pupils generally achieve well, especially in writing, there are concerns regarding the application of handwriting and spelling skills across the curriculum, as well as some inconsistency in teaching approaches in certain subjects.

Strengths

• Strong attendance rates with pupils rarely absent
• Positive attitudes towards learning with effective behavior management
• Early years education provides a solid foundation for children's development
• Inclusion is central to the school's ethos, ensuring all pupils feel supported
• Leaders focus on raising achievement and delivering high-quality professional development
• Strong partnerships with parents and effective communication
• Pupils demonstrate confidence in discussing their strengths and contributions

Areas for Improvement

• Need for improvement in developing handwriting and spelling across all subjects
• Inconsistency in expectations for written work in some subjects

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 Ilketshall St Lawrence School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Ilketshall St Lawrence 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 Ilketshall St Lawrence School had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.6% 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, 18.2% of pupils at Ilketshall St Lawrence School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Ilketshall St Lawrence School received £7,820 and spent £6,467 for each of its 101 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £87,000 (£858 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Asset Education, income was £7,219 and spending £6,496 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 Beccles · Suffolk local authority: places and applications

Ilketshall St Lawrence School is part of Asset Education, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Edgar Sewter Community Primary School Halesworth
• Holton St Peter Community Primary School Halesworth
• Bungay Primary School Bungay
• Wenhaston Primary School Halesworth
• Hollesley Primary School Woodbridge
• Waldringfield Primary School Woodbridge
• Castle Hill Infant School Ipswich
• Castle Hill Junior School Ipswich
• The Beeches Community Primary School Ipswich
• St Helen's Primary School Ipswich

What is Ilketshall St Lawrence School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ilketshall St Lawrence School is Expected standard, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Ilketshall St Lawrence School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ilketshall St Lawrence School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Ilketshall St Lawrence School have?

Ilketshall St Lawrence School has 99 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ilketshall St Lawrence School cover?

Ilketshall St Lawrence School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ilketshall St Lawrence School?

Ilketshall St Lawrence School is at Hogg Lane, Ilketshall St Lawrence, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8ND.