All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.077 miles
Published by Suffolk County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall is a primary school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 23 January 2024. Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall 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 | 1.077 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 47 first-choice applications for 28 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 19 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- At 1.7 first choices per offer, Reception 2026 was the highest of 245 Suffolk primary schools.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.077 miles away, the 21st shortest of 48 Suffolk primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 20% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Suffolk schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Street, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4QA
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 175 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 23 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this nurturing and caring school in the heart of the community.”
- “They participate in the local ‘Seed to Tree’ project, which reflects their progress and growth during their time at the school.”
- “The school takes a highly personalised approach to every pupil’s learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 March 2024 (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) | 80% | 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: 47 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 28 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 Suffolk.
- Hartest Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Good
- Cockfield Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi Good
- Glemsford Primary Academy 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lavenham Community Primary School 4.5 mi Standards maintained
- Ickworth Park Primary School 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hardwick Primary School 5.4 mi School remains Good
- Long Melford Church of England Primary School 5.6 mi Standards maintained