School profile

Lawrence Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Liverpool, L15 0EE

Requires improvement

Map showing Lawrence Community Primary School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#14,085 of 15,057

Worse than 93% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Lawrence Community Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 7 Jul 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Early years
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils451 of 420 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Mark Rigby
Local authorityLiverpool
Opened01 Apr 1996
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 130395.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolLiverpoolEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths38%57%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%8%8%
Average reading score101105106
Average maths score101104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score102105105
Expected standard in reading50%71%76%
Expected standard in writing43%69%73%
Expected standard in maths58%69%75%
Pupils taking tests60--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils451
Girls211
Boys240
Eligible for free school meals51.9%
First language not English84.7%
SEN support67
EHC plan15
Average class size29.2

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

Other White
21.1%
Other ethnic group
18%
Bangladeshi
11.5%
Other Asian
11.5%
African
8.2%
Gypsy/Roma
8%
Pakistani
6.2%
White British
5.8%
White and Asian
2.2%
Other Black
2.2%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolLiverpoolEngland
Overall absence6.7%5.6%5.1%
Persistent absence24.4%15.4%13.2%
Severe absence1.3%0.8%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)54
Applications (Reception)64
First preference applications (Reception)41
First preference offers (Reception)41
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places420
Pupils on roll416
Unfilled places1%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21.7
Pupils per adult13.6
Teachers (FTE)19.86
Teaching assistants (FTE)8.01
Support staff (FTE)17.54
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2520.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2518.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate1.3%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.6%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Lawrence Community Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimarySt Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.3 miPrimarySt Hugh's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.4 miNurseryChatham Place Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Good
0.4 miSecondaryArchbishop Blanch CofE High SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.4 miPrimaryHeygreen Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.6 miSecondaryKing's Leadership Academy WavertreeFree schools
Unrated
0.6 miSecondarySt Hilda's Church of England High SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryGreenbank Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryWavertree Church of England SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.7 miPrimarySmithdown Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Lawrence Community Primary School

What is Lawrence Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Lawrence Community Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 7 Jul 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Lawrence Community Primary School rank in England?

Lawrence Community Primary School ranks 14,085 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 93% of schools).

How many pupils attend Lawrence Community Primary School?

Lawrence Community Primary School has 451 pupils aged 3 to 11, with capacity for 420.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.