Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 25 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
144303
Address
Trent Road, CM1 2JH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
409 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
50.4%
Girls
49.6%
First language not English
16.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
42.8%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 62.6%
Indian 10%
Mixed 8.8%
Other White 6.4%
African 4.2%
Other Asian 2%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Pakistani 1.2%
Caribbean 1%
Chinese 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAverage0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
44
2nd preference
34
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
44
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
3
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
23
10
13
Reception, Full-time
34
15
19
Year 1
53
28
25
Year 2
56
24
32
Year 3
58
32
26
Year 4
60
32
28
Year 5
61
28
33
Year 6
61
34
27
Year 2024-2025

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