SCHOOL PROFILE

All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 124706
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 189 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

23 January 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Suffolk
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 175 175 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 84 48.0% of pupils
Male pupils 91 52.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.9%
9.9 pts below England
School 14.9%
Babergh 18.3%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.6%
19.7 pts below England
School 0.6%
Babergh 5.2%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.6%
0.4 pts below England
School 0.6%
Babergh 1.8%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.3%
158
Any other White background
4.0%
7
Unclassified
2.3%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
2
Any other ethnic group
1.1%
2
Gypsy / Roma
0.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.9% 26 of 175 pupils
6.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.9%
Babergh 23.9%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.4% 20 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts below
EHC plans 3.4% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Speech, language & communication 2
Vision impairment 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

80.0% 19.6 pts above England
School 80.0%
Babergh 60.0%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

87.0%

13.2 pts above England

School 87.0%
Babergh 75.4%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Babergh 69.9%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

87.0%

15.0 pts above England

School 87.0%
Babergh 71.0%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.69%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.53 pts lower than England
School 3.69%
Babergh 5.86%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.87%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.94 pts lower than England
School 3.87%
Babergh 14.08%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Babergh 1.50%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

92.6% 4.4 pts above England
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall
92.6%
Babergh
82.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information