St Lawrence CofE Primary School, Hassocks

Ofsted's report card from its 20 January 2026 inspection grades St Lawrence CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Staff consistently maximise opportunities for children to learn through activities and interactions."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils generally achieve well across the curriculum and make steady progress through year groups and key stages."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils generally show a positive attitude to school, which supports their attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the quality of the curriculum and make informed decisions to further improve teaching."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school identifies and assesses pupils' individual needs promptly."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "The school places pupils at the centre of decision-making."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school's vision and values are visible across daily school life."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should continue to refine their work to promote strong attendance and punctuality for all pupils. This includes maintaining a focus on vulnerable pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, where a deeper understanding of individual barriers may further support more consistent attendance. • Leaders should continue to develop teachers' use of assessment within lessons to help them make increasingly precise curriculum and teaching decisions. This will help sustain the ongoing work to reduce barriers and support all pupils to participate confidently in lessons".

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at St Lawrence CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in West Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 92% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 65 families put St Lawrence CofE Primary School as their first choice and 153 named it as one of their preferences, for 70 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Lawrence CofE Primary School are Albourne Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles, 83% reading, 83% maths); Hassocks Infant School (1.8 miles, Good); Southway Junior School (2 miles, Good, 82% reading, 87% maths); and The Windmills Junior School (2.1 miles, Good, 81% reading, 79% maths).

St Lawrence CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

St Lawrence CofE Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

208 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Lawrence CofE Primary School (as of April 2026): 95% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 48% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (48%).

7.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 85 pupils (14.2%) received SEN support and 17 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

St Lawrence CofE Primary School had 38 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Hassocks Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church (n-bound), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Lawrence CofE Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Lawrence CofE Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.