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St Lawrence's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
School Hill, Westbury-sub-Mendip, Wells BA5 1HL · priddyandstlawrences.co.uk · 01749 870437
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Somerset 56%, England 61%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 55
- 61% of 90 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 5.5%
- First language not English
- 0%
- 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
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Somerset it was 56%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
St Lawrence's CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jul 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 10
- 20% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 30% who raised concerns
based on the 10% who had a child bullied