All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall
The Street, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Clare Pamela Lamb
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 189
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- URN
- 124706
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01284828223
About this school
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Bury St Edmunds. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 175 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 27 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 78% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 15% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 96% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 89% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 85% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 171 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 171 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall compares
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall ranked 16th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.7% | 14.6% | 175 | — |
| Hartest Church of England Primary School | 57% | 8.1% | 34.2% | 42 | 2.3 miles |
| Cockfield Church of England Primary School | 73% | 6% | 27.8% | 70 | 2.5 miles |
| Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School | 71% | 6.4% | 25.9% | 74 | 3.2 miles |
| Glemsford Primary Academy | 86% | 5% | 21.8% | 243 | 4.4 miles |
| Lavenham Community Primary School | 79% | 5.4% | 21.2% | 114 | 4.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.62%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.69%
- Persistent absence
- 3.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hartest Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Cockfield Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Bury St. Edmunds
-
Glemsford Primary Academy4.4 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
Lavenham Community Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Sudbury
Other schools in Bury St Edmunds
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall ranks 3rd of the 26 ranked primary schools in Bury St Edmunds.
- Abbots Green Primary Academy Primary
- Bardwell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Beck Row Primary Academy Primary
- Cockfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Elmswell Community Primary School Primary
- Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Heath Academy Primary
- Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School Primary
- Hardwick Primary School Primary
- Hartest Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall teach?
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury St Edmunds.
- Who is the headteacher of All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall?
- The headteacher of All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall is Ms Clare Pamela Lamb, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall?
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall has 175 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall full?
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall has capacity for 189 pupils and 175 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall a faith school?
- Yes. All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
- Does All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall as having no nursery classes.
- How have All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall rank locally?
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall ranked 16th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall's absence rate?
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.