St Lawrence Primary School
Lower Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Libby Majumdar
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Howard Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Guildford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 141347
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01372452870
About this school
St Lawrence Primary School is a primary academy in Leatherhead. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 181 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 24 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 58% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 83% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 71% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 67% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 St Lawrence Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Lawrence Primary School compares
St Lawrence Primary School ranked 118th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 6.3% | 16.8% | 181 | — |
| Great Bookham School | 96% | 5.9% | 22% | 335 | 1.1 miles |
| Polesden Lacey Infant Academy | — | — | — | 94 | 1.5 miles |
| Eastwick Infant School | — | 4.3% | 15.7% | 180 | 1.5 miles |
| Eastwick Junior School | 64% | 5.7% | 14.7% | 284 | 1.5 miles |
| The Raleigh School | 100% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 434 | 2.1 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)
- 16.76%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.33%
- Persistent absence
- 18.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Great Bookham School1.1 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
-
Polesden Lacey Infant Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
-
Eastwick Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
-
Eastwick Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
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The Raleigh School2.1 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
Other schools in Leatherhead
St Lawrence Primary School ranks 5th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Leatherhead.
- Eastwick Infant School Primary
- Eastwick Junior School Primary
- Fetcham Village Infant School Primary
- Great Bookham School Primary
- Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery Primary
- Oakfield Junior School Primary
- Polesden Lacey Infant Academy Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Raleigh School Primary
- The Royal Kent CofE Primary School Primary
- Howard of Effingham School Secondary
- St Andrew's Catholic School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Lawrence Primary School teach?
- St Lawrence Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Leatherhead.
- Who is the headteacher of St Lawrence Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Lawrence Primary School is Ms Libby Majumdar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Lawrence Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Lawrence Primary School, 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 St Lawrence Primary School?
- St Lawrence Primary School has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Lawrence Primary School full?
- St Lawrence Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 181 on roll (86%), 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 St Lawrence Primary School a faith school?
- No. St Lawrence Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Lawrence Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Lawrence Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Lawrence Primary School?
- St Lawrence Primary School is part of THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Lawrence Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Lawrence Primary School rank locally?
- St Lawrence Primary School ranked 118th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Lawrence Primary School's absence rate?
- St Lawrence Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Lawrence Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Lawrence Primary School'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 1 July 2026.