Leighswood School

Community school · Primary school · Walsall, Walsall
WS9 8HZ
Composite score
46.3

Leighswood School at a glance

Located in Walsall, Walsall, Leighswood School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 475 pupils aged 2 to 11. 64% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 4.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Leighswood School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#8,695
National rank
#921
In West Midlands
#38
In Walsall
Top 59%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
64%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 475 % FSM ever-6 30.7% % EAL 4.2% Age range 2–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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