Leighton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Unique reference
- 139752
- Address
- Minshull New Road, CW1 3PP
- Website
- www.leightonacademy.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 451 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 24.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.1%
- Persistent absence
- 17.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.8%
White British 71.2%
Other White 14.4%
African 3.8%
Mixed 3.3%
Other Asian 2.4%
Indian 1.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average1.7
WritingWell above average2.9
MathsWell above average5.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 53%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Leighton Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 68
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 16 8 8 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 19 7 12 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 24 13 11 |
| Reception, Full-time | 48 22 26 |
| Year 1 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 2 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 3 | 40 20 20 |
| Year 4 | 63 30 33 |
| Year 5 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 6 | 58 33 25 |