St Laurence Church of England School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.369 miles
Published by Oxfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
St Laurence Church of England School is a primary school in Wallingford, Oxfordshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Oxfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St Laurence Church of England 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 | 1.369 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 20% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception entry in 2026 drew 17 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 14 went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.369 miles from the school, further than in 2025 but nearer than in 2023.
- There are 12.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Oxfordshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Oxfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 16 Thame Road, St Laurence School, Warborough, Wallingford, OX10 7DX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 89 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils feel a strong sense of belonging at St Laurence Church of England School.”
- “They describe it as a place where everybody is welcome and ‘where they come to grow’.”
- “Pupils benefit from attending school regularly.”
To improve
- “Attainment in the Year 4 multiplication tables check have been below national over time.”
- “However, in some subjects in the wider curriculum, some pupils' learning is less secure.”
- “In addition, some pupils have gaps in their handwriting and number fluency skills.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 March 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) | 73% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 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 Oxfordshire.
- Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School 1.4 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Benson Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged
- Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School , Wallingford 2.2 mi School remains Good
- Fir Tree Junior School 2.3 mi School remains Good
- Abbey Woods Academy 2.3 mi Good
- St John's Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good
- RAF Benson Community Primary School 2.9 mi Good