Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolSelborne Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School and Selborne Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Alton.

Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Selborne Church of England Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard and Selborne Church of England Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 72.0% for Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School and 57.0% for Selborne Church of England Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Selborne Church of England Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School versus Selborne Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	AltonSaint Lawrence Church of England Primary School	AltonSelborne Church of England Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	B77/100Stronger figure	C69/100
Local ranking	14th of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure	43rd of 416 in Hampshire
Inspection	Ofsted: Expected	Ofsted: Good
School type	Voluntary controlled school	Voluntary aided school
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	2-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	215	88
Capacity	210	105
Location	Alton, GU34 2BY	Alton, GU34 3JA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	72.0% Stronger figure	57.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	17.0% Stronger figure	14.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	107.0	110.0 Stronger figure	106.0
Maths average scaled score	105.0	106.0 Stronger figure	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	215	88
Free school meals (ever 6)	15.3%	6.8%
English as an additional language	8.8%	4.5%
SEN support	11.2%	18.2%
SEN with an EHC plan	1.4%	3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence	4.2% Stronger figure	6.0%	6.2%
Persistent absence	6.9% Stronger figure	19.5%	15.8%

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.