St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, LINCOLN
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Lincoln. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 13th-highest of the 63 schools in LINCOLN with published results, and 3,885th of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (84% in reading, 84% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 26 families put St Lawrence Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Lawrence Church of England Primary School are Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 73% maths); Woodlands Infant and Nursery School (1.2 miles, Good); Lincoln Birchwood Junior School (1.5 miles, Good, 65% reading, 67% maths); and The Lancaster School (1.6 miles, Good).
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary SchoolWoodlands Infant and Nursery SchoolLincoln Birchwood Junior SchoolThe Lancaster School
Who goes there
14.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Saxilby Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lower Church Road (adjacent), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Lawrence Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from September 2012, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2012 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
14.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 84% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.0
Avg class size
24.3
Infant (KS1)
30.8
KS2
7
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- The Village Pre School and Kids Club - Day nursery, under 0.1 milesOfsted, 31 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Little Scallywags Pre-School - Pre-school, 0.3 milesOfsted, 30 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- YMCA Woodlands Nursery - Day nursery, 1.2 milesOfsted, 26 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Paper Moon Day Nursery - Day nursery, 1.6 milesOfsted, 17 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- YMCA Showroom Pre-School Playgroup - Day nursery, 2.6 milesOfsted, 12 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Lincolnshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Wednesday 14 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Wednesday 19 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Lawrence Church of England Primary School is in Lincolnshire; for families living there:
- How to apply: Apply for reception to year 11 transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Will you get a place at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 26 first choices for 26 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
198 pupils
210 places
12 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Lincolnshire council
Places available
8,940
Applications
6,453
Got 1st preference
96.3%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Skellingthorpe Primary planning area (Lincolnshire) will have 41 spare primary places in 2027/28. In the year groups that are short, it estimates 5 additional places needed.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
20.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
196
Total Pupils
93
Boys
103
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
13.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,186
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,187
Per pupil
£1140k
Total funding
£44k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4%
Overall absence
10.3%
Persistent absence
184
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 84% did so in maths.
What is St Lawrence Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in September 2012, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School?
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School?
Classes at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School average 28 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to St Lawrence Church of England Primary School?
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School has around 196 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School?
5.4% of sessions were missed at St Lawrence Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 10.3% of pupils were persistently absent.
What are St Lawrence Church of England Primary School's term dates?
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Lincolnshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Wednesday 14 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Wednesday 19 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near St Lawrence Church of England Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Lawrence Church of England Primary School?
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School is at Lower Church Road, Skellingthorpe, LINCOLN, Lincolnshire, LN6 5UZ.
Sources: Lincolnshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)