Community school · Liverpool

Lawrence Community Primary School

3–11Ages
451Pupils
PrimaryPhase
130395URN

Lawrence Road, Liverpool, L15 0EE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.4 below Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

64 applications for 54 places · 96th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 17 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years				Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance				Needs attention

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

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Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
5 July 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Liverpool median (1.6) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

64 applications · 54 places offered · 41 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 1.1; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 1.1; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 1.0; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Liverpool median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Liverpool 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	54	64	1.2	41	0.76
Sep 2025	55	68	1.2	47	0.85
Sep 2024	60	79	1.3	51	0.85
Sep 2023	57	73	1.3	51	0.89
Sep 2022	39	44	1.1	30	0.77
Sep 2021	33	35	1.1	28	0.85
Sep 2020	53	51	1.0	42	0.79
Sep 2019	53	63	1.2	49	0.92
Sep 2018	59	75	1.3	55	0.93
Sep 2017	52	69	1.3	51	0.98
Sep 2016	58	70	1.2	42	0.72
Sep 2015	59	84	1.4	54	0.92
Sep 2014	60	84	1.4	51	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 43% · Maths 58% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%91st of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard50%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard10%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard43%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Liverpool median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	38%	0%	101	101
2023/24	42%	2%	101	101
2022/23	41%	2%	101	102

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

Lawrence Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 19%met the SATs standard
Heygreen Primary School
0.7 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Greenbank Primary School
1.0 km · Liverpool

Good2024

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Wavertree Church of England School
1.1 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Smithdown Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

2026

2.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

Good2024

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Kingsley Community School
1.5 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 60%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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 130395 · 341/2221
Capacity: 480 pupils · 451 on roll
Free school meals: 56.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 1996
Address: Lawrence Road, Liverpool, L15 0EE
Local authority: Liverpool

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources