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St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Rebecca Nash

location_onTelford, TF6 6DH

language Visit Website phone 1952387780

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

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Expected Standard

69%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Telford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 35% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Telford, Telford and Wrekin, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 87 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #35 of 49 primaries in Telford and Wrekin and #8,039 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 36.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 63%

Reading77% LA 74%

Writing77% LA 72%

Maths77% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading77% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths54% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading77% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths92% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA 0.3

-1.0 to 5.9

1.3

Write

LA 0.1

-2.0 to 4.6

3.9

Maths

LA -0.3

0.7 to 7.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading46% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.0

Read

LA -0.5

-7.3 to -0.6

-0.1

Write

LA -0.2

-3.1 to 3.0

-3.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-6.1 to -0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 64%

Reading92% LA 74%

Writing92% LA 76%

Maths92% LA 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.1

Read

LA 0.1

1.7 to 8.5

4.7

Write

LA -0.1

1.5 to 7.9

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.1 to 4.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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20 November 2019

Inspection Report

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27 April 2018

Inspection Report

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05 March 2014

Inspection Report

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23 May 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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20 February 2008

Inspection Report

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09 June 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-11-20

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-04-27

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-05-23

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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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 87 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	87	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	81	1	1.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	86	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	86	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	87	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	85	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	87	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	87	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	90	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	88	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	89	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	86	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	86	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	84	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	87	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	87	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	88	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	88	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	82	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	85	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	89	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	90	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	91	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	86	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	83	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	82	0	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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

Teacher Turnover

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