Leechpool Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jun 12 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
West Sussex
Unique reference
125918
Address
Leechpool Lane, RH13 6AG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
417 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
9.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.1%
Persistent absence
6.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.9%
Mixed 6.5%
Other White 3.8%
Other 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
African 1%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.3
WritingAverage0
MathsAverage0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 47%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 8%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Leechpool Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
53
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
48
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
52
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
36
24
Year 1
60
33
27
Year 2
60
29
31
Year 3
60
31
29
Year 4
59
33
26
Year 5
58
28
30
Year 6
60
26
34
Year 2024-2025