Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School

Leintwardine Endowed Church of England Primary School is performing well overall, with a consistent 'Good' grading across all inspection categories, including the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. The school excels in fostering a strong sense of community, as evidenced by its involvement in local events and its focus on encouraging pupils to become supportive members of society. Teachers are committed to ensuring pupils receive a good education, with effective support mechanisms in place for those who need additional help, especially in early reading.

Strengths

• Strong community involvement and spirit
• Well-planned curriculum with ambitious staff
• Effective support for early reading development
• Pupils exhibit good behaviour and are supportive of each other
• Distinctive approach to personal development including roles for pupils
• High parent and carer satisfaction
• Informed and structured reading curriculum

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment practices in some foundation subjects
• Lack of a deliberate progression plan for spoken language development

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 Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary 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 Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School had 13.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.1% 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, 18.7% of pupils at Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School received £10,433 and spent £10,360 for each of its 75 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £126,000 (£1,684 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 Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School have?

Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School has 75 pupils on roll.

What age range does Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School cover?

Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School?

Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School is at Watling Street, Leintwardine, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 0LL.