Voluntary controlled school · Suffolk

All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall

4–11Ages
175Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124706URN

The Street, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4QA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

52 applications for 28 places · 62nd of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 23 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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 Suffolk median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

52 applications · 28 places offered · 47 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Suffolk 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	28	52	1.9	47	1.68
Sep 2025	21	33	1.6	20	0.95
Sep 2024	22	28	1.3	20	0.91
Sep 2023	27	33	1.2	26	0.96
Sep 2022	27	35	1.3	28	1.04
Sep 2021	19	27	1.4	19	1.00
Sep 2020	27	36	1.3	29	1.07
Sep 2019	27	35	1.3	31	1.15
Sep 2018	18	27	1.5	18	1.00
Sep 2017	21	28	1.3	21	1.00
Sep 2016	27	40	1.5	28	1.04
Sep 2015	18	24	1.3	16	0.89
Sep 2014	21	36	1.7	21	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 80% · Maths 87% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%16th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	20%	107	109
2023/24	78%	15%	110	108
2022/23	86%	9%	108	108

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

All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, LawshallThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Hartest Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Suffolk

Good2024

7.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Cockfield Church of England Primary School
4.0 km · Suffolk

Good2020

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School
5.2 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Glemsford Primary Academy
7.1 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Lavenham Community Primary School
7.2 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Ickworth Park Primary School
8.3 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.8applications per place
Hardwick Primary School
8.7 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Long Melford Church of England Primary School
9.0 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124706 · 935/3043
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 189 pupils · 175 on roll
Free school meals: 14.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Street, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4QA
Local authority: Suffolk · Babergh

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