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Waltham St Lawrence Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
School Road, Waltham St Lawrence, Reading RG10 0NU · wslprimary.org · 0118 934 3248
On the mapSearch near RG10 0NU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 81%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Windsor and Maidenhead 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 148
- 96% of 154 places
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 20 | 23 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 22 | 26 | 1.2▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 26 | 1.1▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 19 | 23 | 1.2▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 22 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Windsor and Maidenhead it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲81% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Waltham St Lawrence Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 21 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jul 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 72
- 50% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 15% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (18%) with SEND