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Leighton Academy

Primary

Cheshire East · Crewe · CW1 3PP www.leightonacademy.com

Pupils
457
cap. 480
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
457
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
457
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/02/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire East
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Leighton Academy · Primary · Cheshire East

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
-3pp
67%60%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
7%
-7pp
14%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
68%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
457
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Minshull New Road, Crewe, CW1 3PP
Local authority
Cheshire East
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%7%77%25%70%13%72%25%68%72%104.0104.0104.023%457
2023/2466%14%75%44%74%16%81%39%78%71%106.0106.0105.022%451
2022/2353%12%62%27%72%12%83%37%78%75%103.0106.0104.0+1.70+2.90+5.3018%452
2018/1963%2%73%10%80%12%88%8%90%86%103.0104.0104.0-2.40-1.40-1.908%565
2017/1867%10%87%30%72%10%87%25%82%77%107.0105.0106.0+0.70-3.20-0.2010%566
2016/1763%5%81%21%72%14%88%16%79%88%105.0105.0106.0-0.50-5.80-0.1010%579

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
2024/2545722.923%24%22%6%14%
2023/2445122.722%25%23%6%17%
2022/2345228.818%24%21%6%15%
2021/2248326.714%21%20%5%10%
2020/2151622.411%21%14%
2018/1956524.78%19%15%3%5%
2017/1856610%15%15%4%7%
2016/1757923.410%13%17%4%6%

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