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St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Heslington Road, York YO10 5BW · stlawrencesschool.org · 01904 806486
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. York 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.71 mi
- 1.14 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · York Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 137
- 65% of 210 places
- Local authority
- York
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 63.4%
- First language not English
- 24.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.71 mi (1.14 km) from the school. Source: York Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 18 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 14 | 18 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 16 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.71 mi1.14 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The guide shows 22 children offered for 30 places, so the school had places left over.
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across York it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121607)
Ofsted
St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 29 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121607), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121607)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 35
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (34%) with SEND