St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Weymouth, Dorset
DT3 5DQ
Composite score
55.2

School overview

St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Weymouth, Dorset, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Church of England religious character. It has 214 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 5.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#5,407
National rank
#497
In South West
#15
In Dorset
Top 37%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 214 % FSM ever-6 17.8% % EAL 6.5% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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