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St Laurence Catholic Primary School

1 live vacancy

Cambridge · Cambridgeshire

Primary Academy (converter)Part of OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 9 member schools: 7 primary schools, 2 secondary schools. Local authorities: Cambridgeshire | Suffolk. Regions: East of England. — from the OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST public record.

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St Laurence Catholic Primary School is a primary academy in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, part of OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. It is currently hiring, with 1 live vacancy on SchoolJobs.

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St Laurence Catholic Primary School is a primary academy in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.

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School information

Official name
St Laurence Catholic Primary School
Address
Arbury Road
Postcode
CB4 2JX
Country
England
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Parliamentary constituency
Cambridge
URN (official identifier)
147384
Establishment number
3366
School status
Open
Education phase
Primary
Age range
4–11 years
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
SEND provision
Resourced provision
Number of pupils
216
As of November 2026
Capacity
315
School type
Academy (converter)
Governance
Academy
Academy trust
OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Headteacher
Mrs Rachel Chalklin
Ofsted inspection
Good · Inspected 8 May 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
Official website
www.stlaurence.cambs.sch.uk
Telephone
01223712227
Date opened
1 Sep 2019

Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.

Pupils at St Laurence Catholic Primary School

2025/26This schoolCambridgeshireEngland
Pupils21691,2608,355,420
Eligible for free school meals39.8%22.4%26.5%
SEN support11.6%14.4%14.6%
Education, health and care plan (EHCP)9.3%6.0%5.9%
First language other than English (EAL)35.2%17.2%21.6%

Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.

Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted inspection history

5 published inspections for St Laurence Catholic Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.

  1. · S5 Inspection

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    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Personal development
    Good
    Quality of education
    Good
    Early years provision
    Good
    Behaviour and attitudes
    Good
    Safeguarding is effective
    Yes
    Effectiveness of leadership and management
    Good

    Report published 10 Jun 2024

  2. · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection

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    Inspected as St Laurence's Catholic Primary School (URN 110845)

    Is safeguarding effective
    Yes
    Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
    School remains Good

    Report published 22 Feb 2018

  3. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected as St Laurence's RC Primary School (URN 110845)

    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Pupils' achievement
    Good
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Good
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Good

    Report published 28 Mar 2014

  4. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected as St Laurence's RC Primary School (URN 110845)

    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Pupils' achievement
    Good
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Early years provision
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Good
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Outstanding

    Report published 1 Apr 2009

  5. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected as St Laurence's RC Primary School (URN 110845)

    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Pupils' achievement
    Good
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Early years provision
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Good
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Outstanding

    Report published 17 Feb 2006

Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil absence at St Laurence Catholic Primary School

2025/26 (autumn and spring term)This schoolCambridgeshireEngland
Overall absence (sessions missed)6.5%5.0%5.1%
Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+)14.2%12.0%13.2%

Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil premium at St Laurence Catholic Primary School

Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £133,300 for 86 eligible pupils.

Financial year 2026-27This schoolCambridgeshireEngland
Pupils eligible38.9%23.0%27.7%
Allocation per pupil on roll£603£309£370

Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

School finances at St Laurence Catholic Primary School

2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 217 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.

St Laurence Catholic Primary School finances compared with averages, 2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return)
This schoolCambridgeshire average (per pupil · % of spend)England average (per pupil · % of spend)
Total income£1,775,000
£8,180 per pupil		£6,933£7,179
Total spending£1,825,000
£8,410 per pupil		£6,530£6,721
Teaching staff£851,000
£3,922 per pupil · 46.6%		£3,190 · 48.9%£3,211 · 47.8%
Education support staff£385,000
£1,774 per pupil · 21.1%		£1,347 · 20.6%£1,313 · 19.5%
Supply and agency staff£69,000
£318 per pupil · 3.8%		£140 · 2.1%£203 · 3.0%
…of which agency supply£63,000
£290 per pupil · 3.5%		£135 · 2.1%£160 · 2.4%
In-year balance−£50,000
Revenue reserve£344,000

Previous year (2023/24): spending £4,682 per pupil, supply and agency £50 per pupil — spending up £3,728 per pupil on 2023/24.

Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.

Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages

Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Where is St Laurence Catholic Primary School?

Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JX

01223712227

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