St Lawrence School
Bowl Alley Lane, Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Askham
- Religious ethos
- None
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- URN
- 142308
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Telephone
- 01507522563
About this school
St Lawrence School is a special academy in Horncastle. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 179 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Lawrence School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 29 June 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 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -10.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -10.30 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 39 | 28 | 30 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Lawrence 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 | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 180 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.11%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 14.6%
- Persistent absence
- 46.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Hugh's School6.1 miles
Independent schools · Woodhall Spa
-
Woodlands Academy8.5 miles
Academies · Spilsby
-
The Eresby School, Spilsby8.6 miles
Academies · Spilsby
-
Horncastle Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Horncastle
-
The Banovallum School0.6 miles
Secondary · Horncastle
Other schools in Horncastle
- Horncastle Primary School Primary
- The Edward Richardson Primary School, Tetford Primary
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Secondary
- The Banovallum School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does St Lawrence School teach?
- St Lawrence School teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Horncastle.
- Who is the executive headteacher of St Lawrence School?
- The executive headteacher of St Lawrence School is Mrs Catherine Askham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Lawrence School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Lawrence 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 many pupils are at St Lawrence School?
- St Lawrence School has 179 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is St Lawrence School full?
- St Lawrence School has capacity for 180 pupils and 179 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. 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 School a faith school?
- No. St Lawrence School has no designated religious character.
- Is St Lawrence School part of an academy trust?
- St Lawrence School is part of INSPIRE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does St Lawrence School have?
- The schools register lists St Lawrence School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Lawrence School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is St Lawrence School's absence rate?
- St Lawrence School's overall absence rate is 14.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Lawrence School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Lawrence 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 2 July 2026.