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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB8 2YHLeigh Primary School
Primary

Leigh Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B8 2YH www.leighji.bham.sch.uk/

Pupils
425
cap. 459
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
425
Pupils · 2024/25
97%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
425
Pupils · 2024/25
97%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Leigh Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
63%
+4pp
73%59%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
5%
-9pp
14%10%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
39%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
425
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
97%
FSM eligible
45%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Leigh Road, Washwood Heath, Birmingham, B8 2YH
Local authority
Birmingham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2563%5%74%33%72%12%75%21%77%74%104.0104.0106.013%425
2023/2459%14%73%22%69%17%76%25%80%83%104.0105.0107.014%439
2022/2352%5%57%25%65%7%70%27%72%68%104.0105.0106.0-0.50-1.60+1.4016%441
2018/1945%10%47%16%62%11%70%24%62%69%100.0103.0105.0-1.80-0.30+0.4011%551
2017/1873%12%85%22%84%20%84%39%77%84%105.0107.0109.0+0.00+1.70+3.2010%583
2016/1748%7%58%10%59%9%58%24%63%72%99.0101.0106.0-3.60-3.40-1.2012%595

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2542524.213%97%45%6%18%
2023/2443930.714%98%39%8%27%
2022/2344122.716%95%36%8%27%
2021/2245621.317%97%34%9%35%
2020/2146923.011%94%30%
2018/1955122.511%95%30%5%11%
2017/1858322.210%96%29%5%20%
2016/1759522.112%94%33%4%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.