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Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

School Road, Tilney St Lawrence, King's Lynn PE34 4QZ · windmillfederation.org.uk · 01945 880405

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
29%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Norfolk 56%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
76
72% of 105 places
Local authority
Norfolk
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
19.7%
First language not English
1.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 9 families put the school first and 9 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 9 (Places 10)9September 2023: 8 (Places 10)8September 2024: 8 (Places 9)8September 2025: 13 (Places 13)13September 2026: 9 (Places 9)9Places 9
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026991100%
September 2025Sept 202513131100%
September 2024Sept 2024980.9100%
September 2023Sept 20231080.8100%
September 2022Sept 20221090.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 29% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Norfolk it was 56%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252016/17: 57% (England 61%)57%2018/19: 53% (England 65%)53%2022/23: 54% (England 60%)54%2023/24: 33% (England 61%)33%2024/25: 29% (England 62%)29%England 62%

hidden: too few pupils to publish

Ofsted

Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
23 Apr 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsRequires improvement

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • May 2012Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
92%
Replies
13
15% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●92% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼77% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼69% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼69% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼84% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼77% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼61% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼67% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 69% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼26% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 31% who had a child bullied

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