Waltham St Lawrence Primary School

About Waltham St Lawrence Primary School

Waltham St Lawrence Primary School holds an Ofsted rating of Outstanding, a grade it has maintained across its most recent inspections. In its 2023 ungraded inspection, the school was confirmed to have remained Outstanding, with the Early Years provision, leadership and management, and overall effectiveness all judged to be Outstanding in the most recent graded inspection of 2017. The most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 75%. This places the school well above the local authority average of 64% for Windsor and Maidenhead. It also ranks 8th out of 28 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top 25% nationally. While 5% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, individual subject scores show particular strength in reading, where 95% of pupils met the expected standard and 25% reached the higher threshold.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, the school's average scores in both reading and maths were 108, comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. In maths, 85% of pupils met the expected standard and 35% achieved the higher standard, while in writing 80% met the expected standard and 20% reached the higher level. The school's Progress 8 scores are not available in the data, but the attainment figures alone tell a strong story. Compared with its previous inspection in 2012, when the school was rated Good, the improvement to Outstanding reflects sustained progress. With only 6.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively affluent catchment, but the outcomes suggest it is performing well for all its pupils. The school's capacity is 154, and it currently has 150 pupils on roll, so it is operating very close to full.

The school is oversubscribed, with 69 applications for 22 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.14. Of those, 18 offers went to first-preference applicants out of 26 first-preference applications. Facilities include an ICT suite, music rooms, art studios, a sensory room, a forest school area and a chapel. Sports provision covers cricket, cross country, football, dance and swimming, while clubs include gardening, eco club, drama, art club and choir. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a small, high-performing village primary that suits families seeking strong academic outcomes in a close-knit setting, though securing a place will require a timely application given the level of demand.

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