St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Telford
St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Telford, part of St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Telford and Wrekin (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School in detail
St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are proud to have been a Church of England primary school since 1840. Sat in the heart of the village Preston Upon the Weald Moors, living our motto of ‘Being the Best we can be because with God all things are possible’ and inspiring our pupils through the teachings of Jesus."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, athletics and multi-sports.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 123496), 77% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Across Telford and Wrekin, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Telford and Wrekin lodged 76 appeals against primary school offers; 37 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (13.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. (1.7 miles); Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior School (1.7 miles, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths); Donnington Wood Infant School and Nursery Centre (1.8 miles, Good); and Teagues Bridge Primary School (1.8 miles, Requires improvement, 73% reading, 78% maths).
St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.Wrockwardine Wood Church of England Junior SchoolDonnington Wood Infant School and Nursery CentreTeagues Bridge Primary School
The trust
St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is one of 16 schools run by St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Shropshire Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (opposite), 330 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 0 crimes within a mile of the school. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Telford and Wrekin (139).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 123496), it was rated Good in November 2019.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School before it took its current form in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 123496). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 54% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 85% to 77% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
EYFS Open Evening
10 Sep 2026
We have joined St Batholomew’s!
1 Feb 2026
Mental Health Day.
7 Nov 2025
Residential- Trip to Paris
13 Oct 2025
Rock Stars Day!
3 Oct 2025
Welcome Back
4 Sep 2025
From St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is in Telford and Wrekin; for families living there:
Apply to Telford and Wrekin for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Telford and Wrekin is 7 (the median across 86 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School before it took its current form in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 123496). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 1.2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 1.3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 1.5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 1.5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 1.4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 1.4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 1.5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0.6 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Telford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Telford
Across Telford and Wrekin council
Places available
2,419
Applications
2,124
Got 1st preference
91.3%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Telford and Wrekin council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 123496). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
4.0%
Overall absence
7.2%
Persistent absence
83
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Are there exam results for St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 123496), 77% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 123496), it was rated Good in November 2019.
What is the catchment area for St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is oversubscribed, Telford and Wrekin allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Apply through Telford and Wrekin's coordinated admissions process, naming St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Telford and Wrekin is 7 (the median across 86 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is at Preston-upon-the-Wealdmoors, Telford, Shropshire, TF6 6DH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)