Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School, King's Lynn
Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in King's Lynn. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 40th-highest of the 40 schools in King's Lynn with published results, and 14,400th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Norfolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils at Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 29% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 70% in Norfolk and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 53% in reading and 47% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 9 families put Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School as their first choice and 16 named it as one of their preferences, for 9 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 Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School are Terrington St John Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 42% reading, 42% maths); Walpole Highway Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 86% reading, 71% maths); Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School (2.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 85% maths); and Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 67% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School.
Terrington St John Primary SchoolWalpole Highway Primary SchoolMarshland St James Primary and Nursery SchoolTilney All Saints CofE Primary School
Who goes there
1.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 18 pupils (23.7%) received SEN support and 4 (5.3%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School issued 1 suspension, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
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
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its April 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
19.7%
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 declined from 53% to 36% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 47% to 29% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 60% to 43% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
19.0
Avg class size
15.5
Infant (KS1)
22.5
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School is in Norfolk; for families living there:
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 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 Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 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
Your chances of a place at Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
86 pupils
88 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - King's Lynn
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for King's Lynn
Across Norfolk council
Places available
9,547
Applications
7,482
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across Norfolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
18
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
28.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
76
Total Pupils
35
Boys
41
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
10.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,818
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,550
Per pupil
£637k
Total funding
£35k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.9%
Overall absence
24.1%
Persistent absence
83
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 36% reached the expected standard in reading and 29% did so in maths.
What is Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2013 it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Norfolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School?
Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School?
Classes at Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School average 19 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School?
Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School has around 76 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School?
7.9% of sessions were missed at Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School in 2024/25. 24.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School?
Apply through Norfolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Tilney St Lawrence Community 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 Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 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 Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School?
Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School is at School Road, Tilney St Lawrence, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4QZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)