Waltham St Lawrence Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Reading, Windsor and Maidenhead
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.362 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
Waltham St Lawrence Primary School is a primary school in Reading, Windsor and Maidenhead for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 21 February 2023. Windsor and Maidenhead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Waltham St Lawrence Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.362 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 2.959 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 3.589 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 2.766 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 4.537 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 2.362 miles away, the 20th shortest of 43 Windsor and Maidenhead primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was the shortest of the 5 years with a published distance, and nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2022.
- Reception 2026 had 23 first-choice applications for 20 offers; 19 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Windsor and Maidenhead schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- School Road, Waltham St Lawrence, Reading, RG10 0NU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Pupils on roll
- 148 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 21 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are highly motivated to learn.”
- “They embrace the extensive range of experiences on offer at school.”
- “They respect and trust the adults who look after them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 April 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 81% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Windsor and Maidenhead.
- White Waltham CofE Academy 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodlands Park Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lowbrook Academy 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Wessex Primary School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School 3.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Junior School 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade