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St Lawrence CofE Aided Junior School, East Molesey

Primary · East Molesey · KT8 9DR

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 15 November 2023

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At a glance

309 pupils · 86% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
7.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
12.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.stlawrence-junior.surrey.sch.uk
URN
125179

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 15 November 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

79 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
75%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
23%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school75%
Median of its 12 closest peers69.5%
Surrey average66.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Great Moor Junior SchoolStockport · 156 miles awayExpected standard83%
The Heights Primary SchoolReading · 28 miles awayOutstanding (2017)79%
Towers Junior SchoolHornchurch · 27 miles awayGood (2015)66%
St Mary's CofE Primary School, AmershamAmersham · 22 miles awayGood71%
Tudor Grange Primary Academy PerdiswellWorcester · 97 miles awayGood68%
Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary SchoolBristol · 93 miles awayGood61%
Claygate Primary SchoolEsher · 3 miles awayGood80%
Blue Coat CofE Primary SchoolWotton-under-Edge · 87 miles awayGood71%
Henleaze Junior SchoolBristol · 97 miles awayRequires improvement66%
The Grange Community Primary SchoolBanbury · 61 miles awayGood89%
Huntington Primary AcademyYork · 181 miles awayExpected standard60%
South Wonston Primary SchoolWinchester · 47 miles awayGood64%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 70% (Surrey 64%, England 60%) · Any other White background 13% (Surrey 9%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Surrey 4%, England 3%) · Not recorded 4% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Surrey 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Surrey 3%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Surrey 2%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Surrey: 2.93 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

86% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 14% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

25% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,061; 13.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£5,897
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 1% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £128,019; in-year balance -£37,237

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher60.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications6.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work57.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways4.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health61.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier84.3%62.3%
Social housing2.3%17.1%
Privately rented13.3%20.5%
Detached houses32.8%22.9%
Flats16.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms40.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van10%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01030329 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£615,000415 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£440,000–£838,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (66)£1,282,500
Semi-detached (124)£737,500
Terraced (106)£550,000
Flat (119)£410,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
29an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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