St Lawrence's CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Wells (Somerset).
KS2 RWM expected
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not published
Reading expected
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not published
Maths expected
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not published
Writing expected
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not published
Attendance rate
94.8%
same England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.6
▼ 1.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
5.5%
▼ 19pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
61%
55 / 90 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Somerset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 5.2% | joint 7,263rd highest of 16,262 (44 schools have the same figure) | 109th highest of 210 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 1% | joint 10,416th highest of 16,262 (118 schools have the same figure) | joint 142nd highest of 210 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 0% | joint 11,291st highest of 16,268 (4,978 schools have the same figure) | joint 140th highest of 210 (71 schools have the same figure) |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 0.0 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 5.5% | joint 15,681st highest of 16,710 (41 schools have the same figure) | joint 210th highest of 219 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 10.9% | joint 15,261st highest of 16,706 (51 schools have the same figure) | joint 193rd highest of 219 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 10.9% | joint 12,882nd highest of 16,706 (99 schools have the same figure) | joint 158th highest of 219 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 0% | joint 16,313th highest of 16,706 (394 schools have the same figure) | joint 199th highest of 219 (21 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 2.9 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 5 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 1.8 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 17.9 | joint 12,964th highest of 16,147 (121 schools have the same figure) | joint 155th highest of 200 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 11.0 | joint 7,292nd highest of 16,163 (294 schools have the same figure) | joint 57th highest of 200 (7 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 16.7% | joint 6,009th highest of 16,165 (153 schools have the same figure) | joint 88th highest of 199 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 40% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 1.0 | - | - |
| Places | 2023/24 | 90 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 49 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 45.6% | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 22/03/2023 (school year 2022/23): Good
- 28/03/2017 (school year 2016/17): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence5.2% 2024/25
This school
3%
2016/17
5%
2017/18
4.1%
2018/19
3.1%
2020/21
5.3%
2021/22
5.2%
2022/23
6.5%
2023/24
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence1% 2024/25
This school
0.5%
2016/17
1%
2017/18
0.7%
2018/19
0.7%
2020/21
0.6%
2021/22
1.7%
2022/23
2.5%
2023/24
1%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once0% 2024/25
This school
0%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
0%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.0 2024/25
This school
0.0
2017/18
0.0
2018/19
0.0
2019/20
0.0
2020/21
0.0
2021/22
0.0
2022/23
0.0
2023/24
0.0
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)5.5% 2025/26
This school
10%
2019/20
11.1%
2020/21
8.9%
2021/22
11.6%
2022/23
12.2%
2023/24
9.6%
2024/25
5.5%
2025/26
Any SEN10.9% 2025/26
This school
10%
2019/20
4.4%
2020/21
4.4%
2021/22
7%
2022/23
8.2%
2023/24
11.5%
2024/25
10.9%
2025/26
SEN support10.9% 2025/26
This school
10%
2019/20
4.4%
2020/21
4.4%
2021/22
7%
2022/23
8.2%
2023/24
11.5%
2024/25
10.9%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans0% 2025/26
This school
0%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
0%
2024/25
0%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)2.9 2024/25
This school
2.3
2017/18
3.2
2018/19
3.2
2019/20
3.4
2020/21
3.4
2021/22
2.9
2022/23
3.2
2023/24
2.9
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)5 2024/25
This school
4
2017/18
5
2018/19
5
2019/20
5
2020/21
5
2021/22
5
2022/23
5
2023/24
5
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)1.8 2024/25
This school
2.2
2017/18
2.1
2018/19
1.6
2019/20
1.6
2020/21
1.6
2021/22
1.6
2022/23
1.6
2023/24
1.8
2024/25
Pupils per teacher17.9 2024/25
This school
25.7
2017/18
15.0
2018/19
15.6
2019/20
13.2
2020/21
13.2
2021/22
14.8
2022/23
15.3
2023/24
17.9
2024/25
Pupils per adult11.0 2024/25
This school
13.0
2017/18
9.0
2018/19
10.5
2019/20
6.3
2020/21
9.0
2021/22
7.3
2022/23
10.2
2023/24
11.0
2024/25
Teacher turnover16.7% 2024/25
This school
0%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
31.2%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
16.7%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence40% 2024/25
This school
71.4%
2015/16
16.7%
2016/17
0%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
16.7%
2020/21
60%
2021/22
20%
2022/23
40%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)1.0 2024/25
This school
3.4
2015/16
1.4
2016/17
0.0
2017/18
0.0
2018/19
0.5
2020/21
2.6
2021/22
1.0
2022/23
1.0
2024/25
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places90 2023/24
This school
90
2015/16
90
2016/17
90
2017/18
90
2018/19
90
2020/21
90
2021/22
90
2022/23
90
2023/24
Pupils49 2023/24
This school
78
2015/16
67
2016/17
58
2017/18
49
2018/19
45
2020/21
45
2021/22
43
2022/23
49
2023/24
Unfilled places45.6% 2023/24
This school
13.3%
2015/16
25.6%
2016/17
35.6%
2017/18
45.6%
2018/19
50%
2020/21
50%
2021/22
52.2%
2022/23
45.6%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 3% | 5% | 4.1% | - | 3.1% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 5.2% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.5% | 1% | 0.7% | - | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 1% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 10% | 11.1% | 8.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% | 9.6% | 5.5% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 10% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 7% | 8.2% | 11.5% | 10.9% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 10% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 7% | 8.2% | 11.5% | 10.9% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 18.5 | 16.8 | 25.7 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 14.8 | 15.3 | 17.9 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 10.8 | 9.8 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 11.0 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 21.7% | 9.3% | 47.6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 31.2% | 0% | 0% | 16.7% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 42.9% | 71.4% | 16.7% | 0% | 0% | - | 16.7% | 60% | 20% | - | 40% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 1.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | - |
| Places | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - |
| Pupils | 85 | 78 | 67 | 58 | 49 | - | 45 | 45 | 43 | 49 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 5.6% | 13.3% | 25.6% | 35.6% | 45.6% | - | 50% | 50% | 52.2% | 45.6% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded primary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 5.2% | 2024/25 | Higher than 55% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 1% | 2024/25 | Higher than 36% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 0% | 2024/25 | Higher than 0% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 19.6 | 2025/26 | Higher than 34% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 14.7 | 2025/26 | Higher than 95% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 16.7% | 2024/25 | Higher than 62% of schools | 15,868 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 1.0 | 2024/25 | Higher than 14% of schools | 15,016 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 5.5% | 2025/26 | Higher than 6% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 10.9% | 2025/26 | Higher than 8% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 0% | 2025/26 | Higher than 0% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 2025/26 | Higher than 0% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 55 | year not recorded | Higher than 4% of schools | 16,437 |
Get Information about Schools and DfE school-level releases (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, finance) held by WhatSchool; 24,734 open schools in England, built 2026-10-24 from the Get Information about Schools extract of 2026-10-24. Open Government Licence v3.0.
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