Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

St Laurence Church of England School

4–11Ages
89Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
149405URN

16 Thame Road, St Laurence School, Warborough, Wallingford, OX10 7DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.8 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

50 applications for 15 places · 29th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 4 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

20 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
8 February 2022
Graded inspection: Inadequate · as St Laurence Church of England (A) School, URN 123199

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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

50 applications · 15 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 4.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2021 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as St Laurence Church of England (A) School (URN 123199), the previous school.

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	15	50	3.3	17	1.13
Sep 2025	14	48	3.4	10	0.71
Sep 2024	13	53	4.1	14	1.08
Sep 2023	13	32	2.5	11	0.85
Sep 2022 *	15	40	2.7	16	1.07
Sep 2021 *	12	35	2.9	10	0.83
Sep 2020 *	14	36	2.6	13	0.93
Sep 2019 *	15	39	2.6	18	1.20
Sep 2018 *	14	27	1.9	14	1.00
Sep 2017 *	14	19	1.4	12	0.86
Sep 2016 *	12	26	2.2	11	0.92
Sep 2015 *	14	30	2.1	18	1.29
Sep 2014 *	7	16	2.3	6	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 73% · Maths 80% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%52nd of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	20%	108	104
2023/24	69%	23%	109	109
2022/23

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 Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses 2026

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School
2.2 km · Oxfordshire

Some aspects not as strong2025

3.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Benson Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas CofE Primary School , Wallingford
3.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place
Fir Tree Primary School
3.6 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Abbey Woods Academy
3.7 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St John's Primary School
4.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
RAF Benson Community Primary School
4.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

1.4applications per place 94%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149405 · 931/2039
Trust: Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 89 on roll
Free school meals: 11.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2022
Replaced: St Laurence Church of England (A) School (URN 123199)
Address: 16 Thame Road, St Laurence School, Warborough, Wallingford, OX10 7DX
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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