Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School

About Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School

Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School was rated Outstanding in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a grade it has held consistently across both its recent inspections. The school’s strongest headline metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, which sits at 93% of pupils. That figure is significantly above the Lancashire local authority average of 60% for primary schools, placing Barton St Lawrence 132nd nationally out of 13,686 schools and 19th in the North West region. Every single pupil reached the expected standard in both reading and maths individually, while 100% did so in maths. The school also performs strongly at the higher standard: 21% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects, with 57% hitting the higher standard in maths alone. These results put the school in the top five per cent of primaries nationally by this measure.

Digging deeper into the 2023/24 exam data, the school’s average scaled scores tell a similar story. In maths, pupils averaged 111, and in reading they averaged 109, both comfortably above the national expectation of 100. At the higher standard, 46% of pupils reached that level in reading and 29% in writing. The Ofsted report from November 2023 awarded top marks across every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision were all judged Outstanding. The previous inspection in 2010 had also rated the school Outstanding overall, with leadership and management and early years provision both graded at the highest level. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available in the data, but the attainment figures alone make clear that academic outcomes are a real strength here.

Barton St Lawrence is a Church of England primary school in Preston, Lancashire, with 193 pupils on roll against a capacity of 175, meaning it is oversubscribed. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 35 first-preference applications for 25 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.64. The school offers a range of facilities including a dining hall, library, playing fields, ICT suite and chapel. Sports provision covers athletics, football, tennis, netball, dance, cricket and cross country, while clubs include drama, coding and choir. The school has a broad SEND offer, with provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families prioritising strong academic outcomes in a faith-based setting, particularly those who value high attainment in maths and reading from Reception through to Year 6.

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