Voluntary controlled school · Shropshire

St Laurence CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
237Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123529URN

Jockeyfield, Ludlow, SY8 1TP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Shropshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Shropshire

58 applications for 30 places · 36th of 73 in Shropshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Shropshire median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

58 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Shropshire median median 2.1
2025 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Shropshire median median 2.0
2023 2.4; Shropshire median median 2.0
2022 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.9
2021 1.8; Shropshire median median 1.6
2020 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.6
2019 1.5; Shropshire median median 1.7
2018 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.7
2017 1.7; Shropshire median median 1.7
2016 2.0; Shropshire median median 1.6
2015 2.1; Shropshire median median 1.6
2014 1.9; Shropshire median median 1.6

This school
Shropshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	58	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2025	30	58	1.9	34	1.13
Sep 2024	30	67	2.2	35	1.17
Sep 2023	18	44	2.4	18	1.00
Sep 2022	30	52	1.7	30	1.00
Sep 2021	30	54	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2020	30	57	1.9	43	1.43
Sep 2019	22	32	1.5	22	1.00
Sep 2018	24	40	1.7	23	0.96
Sep 2017	30	51	1.7	28	0.93
Sep 2016	27	53	2.0	32	1.19
Sep 2015	30	63	2.1	37	1.23
Sep 2014	27	50	1.9	28	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%17th of 95 in Shropshire

Shropshire 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Shropshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Shropshire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Shropshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Shropshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Shropshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Shropshire 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Shropshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	22%	107	107
2023/24	66%	6%	105	105
2022/23	70%	0%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Laurence CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Ludlow Primary School
1.1 km · Shropshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Shropshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Bitterley CofE Primary School (Aided)
5.6 km · Shropshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Orleton CofE Primary School
7.3 km · Herefordshire, County of

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Onny CofE (A) Primary School
7.6 km · Shropshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Clee Hill Community Academy
7.8 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Burford CofE Primary School
10.0 km · Shropshire

2026

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Tenbury CofE Primary School
10.4 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123529 · 893/3156
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 250 pupils · 237 on roll
Free school meals: 11.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Jockeyfield, Ludlow, SY8 1TP
Local authority: Shropshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources