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Leasowes Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Porlock Avenue, Weeping Cross, Stafford ST17 0HT · leasowesprimaryschool.co.uk · 01785 337370
On the mapSearch near ST17 0HT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.91 mi
- 3.08 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Staffordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 430
- 10 over 420 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 3.7%
- First language not English
- 14.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.91 mi (3.08 km) from the school. Source: Staffordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.91 mi3.08 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ▲114 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131568)
Ofsted
Leasowes Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 31 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 31 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (92 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 92
- 21% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (18%) with SEND