St Laurence CofE Primary School

ShropshireVoluntary controlled school

Jockeyfield, Ludlow, SY8 1TP

Headteacher: Mr Stephen MatthewsSchool website ↗Pupils: 236 (capacity: 250)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2024
Oversubscribed
88% of first-choice applicants offered a place
74%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2024
88%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 5 March 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
74.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
22.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 74%·Writing 78%·Maths 78%All three 74%
Reading
Expected74%
Exceeding39%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected78%
Exceeding26%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected78%
Exceeding43%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
34
How many got their first choice?
30of 34 (88.2%)
How many applied in total?
58

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
30.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
13.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
4.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
119 girls, 117 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 85% (2018/19), currently 74%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1664.0%4.0%0.0+2.7+0.5
2016/1775.0%18.0%-0.1-1.0+0.8
2017/1861.0%4.0%-3.5+0.4-1.6
2018/1985.0%15.0%+0.1+2.9+1.2
2022/2370.0%0.0%-1.5-0.1-1.0
2023/2466.0%6.0%---
2024/2574.0%22.0%---
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