Leighswood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 4 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- Walsall
- Unique reference
- 131433
- Address
- Broadmeadow, Aldridge, WS9 8HZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 511 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.6%
- Persistent absence
- 20.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
White British 82.8%
Mixed 10.6%
Indian 2.5%
Other White 1.8%
Pakistani 0.6%
African 0.6%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.6
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage-0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 46%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Leighswood School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 15 10 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 39 20 19 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 31 28 |
| Year 1 | 55 33 22 |
| Year 2 | 58 35 23 |
| Year 3 | 58 30 28 |
| Year 4 | 79 48 31 |
| Year 5 | 70 29 41 |
| Year 6 | 78 38 40 |