Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School

Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School continues to provide a good educational experience for its pupils. The school is noted for its supportive and caring environment where students flourish and form positive relationships with staff. The curriculum is ambitious, broad, and well-structured, enabling pupils to develop their knowledge and skills effectively, particularly in the early years. The school also emphasizes character development through diverse activities that promote understanding of various cultures and moral discussions.

Strengths

• Pupils thrive in a caring and supportive community.
• The curriculum is ambitious, broad, and well-organized.
• Strong focus on developing reading skills with additional support for struggling students.
• Pupils demonstrate positive behaviour and respect throughout the school.
• Effective pastoral support for pupils facing challenging circumstances.
• Staff feel valued and engaged with continuous improvement efforts.

Areas for Improvement

• Too many disadvantaged pupils are regularly absent, affecting their achievement.

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 Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.8% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School 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 Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.3% 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, 32.7% of pupils at Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School received £7,534 and spent £7,883 for each of its 159 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £56,000 (£355 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 Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School have?

Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School has 159 pupils on roll.

What age range does Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School cover?

Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School?

Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School is at Whitworth Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3NL.