Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Tendring · CO11 2FR

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 349 pupils, 6.3% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

General Information

Address: The Avenue, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2FR – View on map
Phone: 01206393585
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Katharine Usher
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 37 families put it first for 41 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 9 · 2025 9 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

349 pupils out of 360 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 22
% eligible for free school meals: 6.3%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the Tendring average)
English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 8.1% a year (Tendring 15.7%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 32% moved to another school, 68% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Essex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 28 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 17 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Essex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 5.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Autistic spectrum disorder: 18 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Hearing impairment: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card June 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2022). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 76% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 12% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 21 percentage points above the Tendring average (55%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 67% against an expected 68%)
3-year average (expected standard): 67%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 88% · Writing 76% · Maths 91% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 85%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 109
Based on: 33 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolTendring averageEngland↗ Improving Up 9 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 21 percentage points above the Tendring average (55%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 2nd of 34 junior and primary schools in the area

#1Wix and Wrabness Primary School83%
=2Cann Hall Primary School76%
=2Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School76%
=2Sir Martin Frobisher Academy76%
#5Highfields Primary School74%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Wix and Wrabness Primary School83%
=2Cann Hall Primary School76%
=2Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School76%
=2Sir Martin Frobisher Academy76%
#5Highfields Primary School74%
#6St Clare's Catholic Primary School73%
#7Bradfield Primary School70%
=8Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery69%
=8Engaines Primary School and Nursery69%
#10All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt67%
=11Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy64%
=11Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery64%
#13Kirby Primary Academy63%
#14Tendring Primary School62%
#15Great Bentley Primary School61%
=16All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley58%
=16Alresford Primary School58%
=18Holland Haven Primary School55%
=18Lift Hamford55%
=18St Osyth Church of England Primary School55%
=21Holland Park Primary School53%
=21St Joseph's Catholic Primary School53%
#23The Mayflower Primary School48%
=24Elmstead Primary School47%
=24Frinton-on-Sea Primary School47%
=24Great Clacton Church of England Junior School47%
=24St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley47%
=24White Hall Academy and Nursery47%
#29Ravens Academy41%
#30Walton on the Naze Primary School38%
#31Alton Park Junior School35%
#32Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery31%
#33Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School29%
#34Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery27%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,482 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

34th of 34 primary schools in Tendring for spending per pupil

#32Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery£5,904
#33Alresford Primary School£5,890
#34Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£5,482

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Stourview Church of England Primary Academy£14,500
#2Sir Martin Frobisher Academy£10,876
#3Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy£9,875
#4St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley£9,830
#5Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery£9,129
#6Wix and Wrabness Primary School£9,037
#7Bradfield Primary School£8,737
#8Cann Hall Primary School£7,846
#9All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley£7,819
#10White Hall Academy and Nursery£7,792
#11Walton on the Naze Primary School£7,691
#12Ravens Academy£7,529
#13St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey£7,378
#14The Mayflower Primary School£7,359
#15St Clare's Catholic Primary School£7,252
#16Engaines Primary School and Nursery£7,250
#17Frinton-on-Sea Primary School£7,187
#18Great Bentley Primary School£7,127
#19Tendring Primary School£7,057
#20All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt£7,036
#21Highfields Primary School£6,950
#22St Osyth Church of England Primary School£6,706
#23Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School£6,636
#24Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery£6,508
#25Kirby Primary Academy£6,502
#26Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery£6,403
#27Holland Park Primary School£6,311
#28Lift Hamford£6,297
#29St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,170
#30Holland Haven Primary School£6,124
#31Elmstead Primary School£6,081
#32Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery£5,904
#33Alresford Primary School£5,890
#34Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£5,482

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