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St Laurence School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Ashley Road, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1DZ · st-laurence.com · 01225 309500
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Wiltshire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,378
- 100% of 1,380 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 196 families put the school first and 219 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 219 | 196 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 221 | 227 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 213 | 205 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 215 | 209 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 232 | 214 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.5, and 58.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wiltshire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲58.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲83.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.65 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 56.2 | +3.2 |
| Further education | 35 | −3.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | +1 |
| Employment | 2.7 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.1 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 0.4 | −0.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 132 students | B (38.4) | Above average +0.18 | |
| 132 students | B (38.4) | Above average +0.18 | |
| 21 students | Dist- (30.8) | Average +0.19 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 129 | B- (36.7) | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 119 | B- (37.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 138 | B (40.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 135 | B- (38.1) | +0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 138 | C+ (34.1) | +0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 124 | C+ (34.6) | +0.21 |
| 2015/16 | 141 | C (30.7) | -0.12 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 51.5 | +4 |
| Further education | 4.7 | −6.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | — |
| Employment | 30.8 | +3.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | −3.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | +0.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St Laurence School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 6 Dec 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (331 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 331
- 24% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 83 parents (25%) with SEND