Dorchester St Birinus Church of England SchoolSt Laurence Church of England School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wallingford.

Summary of the comparison

Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School and St Laurence Church of England School are primary schools in Wallingford.

  • Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and St Laurence Church of England School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Laurence Church of England School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School was judged Good and St Laurence Church of England School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 38.0% for Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School and 73.0% for St Laurence Church of England School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School (57.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School versus St Laurence Church of England School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WallingfordDorchester St Birinus Church of England SchoolWallingfordSt Laurence Church of England SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF39/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking210th of 236 in Oxfordshire 181st of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll75 99
Capacity105 105
LocationWallingford, OX10 7HR Wallingford, OX10 7DX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard38.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 20.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score97.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census75 99
Free school meals (ever 6)8.0% 12.1%
English as an additional language16.0% 4.0%
SEN support30.7% 17.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 6.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.1% 4.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School

St Laurence Church of England School

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