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Leighswood School

Primary

Walsall · Walsall · WS9 8HZ www.leighswood.walsall.sch.uk/

Pupils
475
cap. 525
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
475
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
475
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/07/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWalsall
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Leighswood School · Primary · Walsall

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
-4pp
68%57%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
4%
-2pp
17%11%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
475
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Broadmeadow, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8HZ
Local authority
Walsall
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
2024/2564%4%72%30%78%4%72%22%81%78%104.0105.0105.017%475
2023/2468%6%79%22%83%9%82%19%86%83%104.0104.0105.017%511
2022/2346%7%59%22%72%12%61%22%84%62%102.0103.0101.0-2.60+0.50-0.9020%543
2018/1968%8%74%21%90%26%82%24%90%78%104.0106.0106.0+0.00+2.40+0.9014%620
2017/1863%17%75%38%94%25%71%26%89%75%105.0104.0105.0+0.30+2.40-0.5011%617
2016/1761%8%68%24%88%13%71%20%92%75%103.0103.0105.0-0.80+1.50-1.1010%615

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
2024/2547522.717%4%31%7%17%
2023/2451126.617%4%31%6%17%
2022/2354320.020%4%34%7%20%
2021/2256222.017%3%33%7%22%
2020/2156624.316%4%27%
2018/1962025.414%4%24%4%8%
2017/1861723.711%4%22%4%8%
2016/1761523.010%4%20%4%9%

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