Leadgate Primary School - Split Site

Leadgate Primary School - Split Site continues to perform well as a good school, demonstrating a positive learning environment where pupils feel safe and enjoy coming to school. There is a strong emphasis on fostering good relationships among students and between staff and pupils, contributing to a happy atmosphere. The school has made strides in addressing learning gaps, particularly in reading and writing, following the disruptions caused by the pandemic. The curriculum is being adapted effectively to enhance literacy skills, and leaders have shown dedication to ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs, receive appropriate support.

Strengths

• Strong relationships among pupils and staff create a warm and caring environment.
• Effective adaptations to the phonics and writing curriculum to address learning gaps.
• A commitment to ensuring every pupil reads confidently and fluently.
• Inclusive support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Exciting curriculum offerings that promote pupils' independence and cultural awareness.
• High levels of pupil engagement and enjoyment in learning activities.

Areas for Improvement

• The curriculum in some foundation subjects like design technology lacks clear mapping and essential knowledge definition.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Leadgate Primary School - Split Site attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Leadgate Primary School - Split Site were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Leadgate Primary School - Split Site had 18.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.4% of pupils at Leadgate Primary School - Split Site were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 12.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 8 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Leadgate Primary School - Split Site received £10,992 and spent £10,610 for each of its 174 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £185,000 (£1,064 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Leadgate Primary School - Split Site's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Leadgate Primary School - Split Site is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Leadgate Primary School - Split Site last inspected by Ofsted?

Leadgate Primary School - Split Site was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Leadgate Primary School - Split Site have?

Leadgate Primary School - Split Site has 180 pupils on roll.

What age range does Leadgate Primary School - Split Site cover?

Leadgate Primary School - Split Site for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Leadgate Primary School - Split Site's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Leadgate Primary School - Split Site?

Leadgate Primary School - Split Site is at Alder Grove and West Street, Leadgate, West Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7RH.