Leiston Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jun 3 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 141554
- Address
- King George's Avenue, IP16 4JQ
- Website
- www.leistonprimary.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 396 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.0%
White British 85.1%
Mixed 5.5%
African 2.5%
Other White 2%
Unclassified 1.5%
Indian 1.3%
Other Black 0.8%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-3.1
WritingBelow average-2.4
MathsBelow average-2.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 37%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Leiston Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 41
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 4 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 12 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 4 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 51 23 28 |
| Year 1 | 53 28 25 |
| Year 2 | 48 23 25 |
| Year 3 | 51 21 30 |
| Year 4 | 58 33 25 |
| Year 5 | 52 23 29 |
| Year 6 | 47 26 21 |