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Waltham St Lawrence Primary School

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Community school in Reading, RG10 0NU, taking ages 4 to 11, 148 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted
2.959 mi Admitted from, 2025/26
96% Full
81.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the 2025/26 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Waltham St Lawrence Primary School lived 2.959 miles away, according to Windsor and Maidenhead. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 2.959 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Waltham St Lawrence Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 2.959 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 148 pupils in 154 places (96% full)
Local authorityWindsor and Maidenhead

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Meeting the expected standard 81.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 81.0%
2023/24 75.0%
2022/23 56.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Waltham St Lawrence Primary School

Girls and boys52.7% girls, 47.3% boys
English as an additional language4.1% of pupils
Free school meals6.8% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Waltham St Lawrence Primary School

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 2.959 miles the school admitted from in 2025/26, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is RG10 at £580,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
RG10 Wokingham 1.9 mi £580,000 63 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

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Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Waltham St Lawrence Primary School?

Waltham St Lawrence Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 2.959 miles away, per Windsor and Maidenhead.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Waltham St Lawrence Primary School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 2.959 miles was enough in 2025/26. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Waltham St Lawrence Primary School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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Admission distance published by Windsor and Maidenhead. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.