St Laurence Church of England School

St Laurence Church of England School is performing strongly, demonstrating a welcoming and purposeful environment where pupils feel valued and supported. With attendance consistently above national figures, the school fosters high standards of behaviour, allowing for focused and engaging lessons. Most pupils progress well through the curriculum, achieving outcomes close to or above national averages. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in handwriting, number fluency, and ensuring consistent knowledge across the wider curriculum.

Strengths

• Strong culture promoting high attendance and positive behaviour.
• Warm, trusting relationships between staff and pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Clear understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching by leaders.
• Well-structured early years curriculum that prioritizes reading.

Areas for Improvement

• Handwriting expectations and opportunities for practice need further embedding.
• Gaps in subject-specific knowledge in the wider curriculum not consistently identified.
• Need for strengthening approaches to develop pupils’ number fluency.

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 Church of England School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.7% 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 St Laurence Church of England 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 Church of England School had 12.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 15.7% of pupils at St Laurence Church of England School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.7% 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 Church of England School received £7,474 and spent £7,248 for each of its 99 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £62,000 (£622 per pupil).

Across all 45 schools of Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, income was £7,225 and spending £7,175 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 Wallingford · Oxfordshire local authority: places and applications

St Laurence Church of England School is part of Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, which runs 46 schools. The nearest others:

• Benson Church of England Primary School Wallingford
• St Nicholas CofE Primary School , Wallingford Wallingford
• Fir Tree Primary School Wallingford
• South Moreton Primary School Didcot
• Northbourne Church of England Primary School Didcot
• Blewbury Church of England Primary School Didcot
• John Henry Newman Academy Oxford
• St Francis Church of England Primary School Oxford
• St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley Oxford
• Wheatley Church of England Primary School Oxford

What is St Laurence Church of England School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Laurence Church of England School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was St Laurence Church of England School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Laurence Church of England School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does St Laurence Church of England School have?

St Laurence Church of England School has 89 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Laurence Church of England School cover?

St Laurence Church of England School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Laurence Church of England School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Laurence Church of England School?

St Laurence Church of England School is at 16 Thame Road, St Laurence School, Warborough, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 7DX.