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Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School

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location_onPreston, PR3 5AS

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

195

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Expected Standard

81%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Preston, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 11% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Preston, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 193 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 35% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #105 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #4,501 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 59%

Reading88% LA 73%

Writing92% LA 69%

Maths88% LA 72%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading100% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing93% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths100% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading96% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths96% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA -0.2

1.2 to 6.0

3.3

Write

LA 0.1

1.1 to 5.6

3.1

Maths

LA -0.3

0.8 to 5.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading94% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.2

-3.1 to 2.9

1.1

Write

LA 0.1

-1.7 to 3.9

1.4

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.2 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 65%

Reading89% LA 76%

Writing89% LA 78%

Maths94% LA 75%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.1

-2.7 to 2.9

1.7

Write

LA 0.1

-0.9 to 4.3

0.7

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.8 to 3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 November 2023

Inspection Report

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02 March 2010

Inspection Report

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05 July 2007

Inspection Report

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23 September 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-03-02

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-07-05

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 193 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	195	1	0.5%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	187	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	185	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	189	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	189	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	189	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	184	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	184	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	171	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	172	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	170	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	166	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	166	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	163	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	155	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	154	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	153	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

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