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St Laurence Catholic Primary School

Academy converter · Cambridge · CB4 2JX

Ages 4–11 · 216 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

44%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-08

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)44%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.0%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.0%
Enrolments in measure
231

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

19

Places offered

19

1st-preference offers

19

Total preferences (any rank)
46
Preferred offers (top 3)
19
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill69%

216 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
216
Boys / girls
103 / 113
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
216 / 315 (69%)
Free school meals
39.8%
FSM pupils
86
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of East Anglia
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Rachel Chalklin

Location

Address
Arbury Road
Postcode
CB4 2JX
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
8 on roll / 8 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 216 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 39.8%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of East Anglia.

Open schools in Cambridge
127
Primary schools in Cambridge
78
Academies among open schools in Cambridge
35% (44)
Open schools in CB4
18
Primary in CB4
10
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rachel Chalklin
Telephone
01223712227
Website
www.stlaurence.cambs.sch.uk/

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