What did Ofsted judge St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School's ungraded inspection as Some aspects not as strong at its inspection in March 2016 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School?

St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School has 199 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School take?

St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

How do I apply to St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School?

St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How close do you need to live to get into St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School?

On offer day for 2025-26 (Reception), the furthest place offered at St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School was 2.536 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School?

When St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN (LAC) AND PREVIOUSLY LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN Children (PLAC) within Local Authority care as defined in Section 22 of the Children’s Act 1989, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, known as Internationally Adopted Previously Looked after Children (IAPLAC); 2. Siblings living within the priority area — SIBLINGS A child is considered in this category if any sibling is attending the main school (reception to year 6) at the deadline date, and will continue to do so when the sibling is admitted, and where the child lives within the priority area at the same address as the sibling. Sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner where the child for whom the school place is sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling; 3. Other children living within the priority area — OTHER CHILDREN Children resident within the priority area who do not qualify under one of the criteria above, and 4 further criteria. The school offers 26 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If the school is oversubscribed within any category above, the determining factor will be the distance from the child’s home address to the school (priority being given to the shorter measurement). If two or more children with the same priority for admission live an indistinguishable distance from the school, but cannot both be admitted, then the available places will be decided by the casting of lots.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 91% of pupils at St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

2.536miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2025-26 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN (LAC) AND PREVIOUSLY LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN Children (PLAC) within Local Authority care as defined in Section 22 of the Children’s Act 1989, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, known as Internationally Adopted Previously Looked after Children (IAPLAC).
2Siblings living within the priority area — SIBLINGS A child is considered in this category if any sibling is attending the main school (reception to year 6) at the deadline date, and will continue to do so when the sibling is admitted, and where the child lives within the priority area at the same address as the sibling. Sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner where the child for whom the school place is sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling.
3Other children living within the priority area — OTHER CHILDREN Children resident within the priority area who do not qualify under one of the criteria above.
4Siblings living outside the priority area — SIBLINGS A child is considered in this category if any sibling is attending the main school (reception to year 6) at the deadline date, and will continue to do so when the sibling is admitted, and where the child lives outside the priority area at the same address as the sibling. Sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner where the child for whom the school place is sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling.
5Children attending on-site pre-school (Little Lawrences) — Children who attend the on-site pre-school provision (Little Lawrences) who do not qualify under one of the above criteria.
6Children of staff — Children of staff working at the school who do not qualify under any of the above criteria, in either or both of the following circumstances: a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post at the school for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
7Children resident outside the priority area — Children resident outside of the priority area who do not qualify under any of the criteria above.

If two applications tie: If the school is oversubscribed within any category above, the determining factor will be the distance from the child’s home address to the school (priority being given to the shorter measurement). If two or more children with the same priority for admission live an indistinguishable distance from the school, but cannot both be admitted, then the available places will be decided by the casting of lots.

Where this school is named in a child’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), the governing body recognises a duty to admit the child to the school. Governors may permit admissions above the PAN of 26 if capacity exists across the school. Twins/multiple births treated as excepted children under Infant Class Size regulations. CATCHMENT: St Lawrence C of E VA Primary School serves a priority area of the parishes of Napton (inclusive of Tomlow and Chapel Green), Upper Shuckburgh and Lower Shuckburgh. Transcribed from the school's own determined admission arrangements as published by Warwickshire County Council school admissions directory. Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first; that is a statutory duty, not an oversubscription criterion.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.