Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Manningtree, Essex
Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Manningtree, Essex for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school).
Key facts
- Address
- The Avenue, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2FR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 349 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 16 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be a part of the Lawford family.”
- “Should a pupil face a barrier towards their learning or wellbeing, leaders identify these barriers and put in place effective support to remove them.”
- “This includes barriers pupils may face towards attending school.”
To improve
- “While they do this well overall, sometimes, staff do not support pupils to apply their understanding of handwriting, grammar, punctuation or spelling as consistently as they might.”
- “However, sometimes, staff do not do this as consistently.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not secure, or deepen, their knowledge as well as they might.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 July 2026 (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) | 76% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 37 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Highfields Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding
- Stourview Church of England Primary Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.4 mi Good
- Bradfield Primary School 2.9 mi Good
- Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley 3.0 mi School remains Good
- Wix and Wrabness Primary School 4.3 mi Good
- Langham Primary Academy 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade