Schools by area › Gloucestershire › Leighterton Primary School
Leighterton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Boxwell Lane, Leighterton, Tetbury GL8 8UH · leighterton.com · 01666 890273
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 92%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gloucestershire 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.34 mi
- 3.77 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Named · Gloucestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 116
- 97% of 119 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Athelstan Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Named” went to a home 2.34 mi (3.77 km) from the school. Source: Gloucestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 74% 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 | 17 | 23 | 1.4▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 17 | 20 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 17 | 19 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 17 | 18 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 17 | 29 | 1.7▲ | 59% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Named | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.34 mi3.77 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 92% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Gloucestershire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲92% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115507)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Leighterton Primary School on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115507), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115507)
Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115507)