Leighswood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Mar 18 2025 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
- 475 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.2%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
White British 80.8%
Mixed 11.2%
Indian 2.7%
Other White 1.7%
Pakistani 0.8%
Caribbean 0.8%
African 0.8%
Other 0.4%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 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 68%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Leighswood School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 36
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 18 7 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 32 20 12 |
| Reception, Full-time | 55 26 29 |
| Year 1 | 56 31 25 |
| Year 2 | 53 27 26 |
| Year 3 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 4 | 56 29 27 |
| Year 5 | 75 44 31 |
| Year 6 | 70 29 41 |