St Laurence Church of England School

Primary · Wallingford · OX10 7DX

Expected standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Strong standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Expected standardEarly years: Expected standardPost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 20 January 2026 · report published 4 March 2026

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At a glance

89 pupils · 85% of 105 capacity

School type: Academy sponsor led
Age range: 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Free school meals: 11.2% of pupils
English as additional language: 4% of pupils
SEN support: 17.2% of pupils
EHC plan: 6.1% of pupils
Website: www.st-laurence.oxon.sch.uk
URN: 149405

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.13 first-choice applications per place

15 places offered · 17 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

23/24

24/25

25/26

26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths

73%

England 62%

Reaching the higher standard

20%

England 8%

Average scaled score (reading)

108

England 106

Average scaled score (maths)

104

England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)

3.1%

England 6.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)

6.4%

England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher

12.7

England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£6,970

Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

20 January 2026: Expected standard (report card inspection)

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary SchoolGood · Primary · 1.7 mi
St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, WallingfordGood · Primary · 2.1 mi
Wallingford SchoolGood · Secondary · 2.1 mi
Fir Tree Junior SchoolGood · Primary · 2.3 mi
Abbey Woods AcademyGood · Primary · 2.3 mi
St John's Primary SchoolGood · Primary · 2.7 mi

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