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Leighswood School

Community school · Walsall · WS9 8HZ

Ages 2–11 · 442 pupils · Walsall

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-18

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)68%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.2%
Unauthorised3.0%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
412

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

55

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
109
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill84%

442 pupils · 525 places

Pupils on roll
442
Boys / girls
237 / 205
School capacity
525
Capacity fill
442 / 525 (84%)
Free school meals
32.3%
FSM pupils
129
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Federation
Cadmus Family of Schools
Headteacher
Mr James Pearce

Location

Address
Broadmeadow, Aldridge
Postcode
WS9 8HZ
Town
Walsall
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Walsall
District
Walsall
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Walsall, Walsall, 442 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 32.3%.

Open schools in Walsall
107
Primary schools in Walsall
69
Academies among open schools in Walsall
52% (56)
Open schools in WS9
12
Primary in WS9
7
Open schools in Walsall LA
134
Primary in Walsall LA
85

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WalsallNear WS9

  • Castlefort Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Walsall · WS9 9JP · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM31.5%

    1.0 miles away

  • Whetstone Field Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Walsall · WS9 0HJ · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM12.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Radleys Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Walsall · WS4 1JJ · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM37.0%
    • Demand0.95

    1.3 miles away

  • Walsall Wood School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Walsall · WS8 7BP · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM30.2%
    • Demand1.21

    1.4 miles away

  • St Francis Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Walsall · WS4 1RH · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM28.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr James Pearce
Telephone
01922743621
Website
www.leighswood.walsall.sch.uk/

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