Leavesden JMI School

Leavesden JMI School has been found to be performing well overall, receiving a 'Good' designation in all inspected areas including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school creates a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and happy, fostering a positive community spirit and respect among students. The curriculum is ambitious and leaders are focused on improving reading proficiency, which is evident through effective phonics instruction and a strong emphasis on literacy.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe in a nurturing environment.
• An ambitious curriculum is designed to meet national standards.
• Strong focus on reading and phonics leads to confident and fluent readers.
• Well-supported pupils with SEND through effective nurture provision.
• Behaviour policies are implemented consistently, ensuring a respectful learning environment.
• Leaders provide good training and support for staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Some areas of the curriculum lack clarity on the knowledge required for student progression.
• Assessment practices are still in early stages of development in a few subjects.

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 Leavesden JMI School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.2% 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, 2.5% of pupils at Leavesden JMI 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 Leavesden JMI School had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.2% 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, 15.7% of pupils at Leavesden JMI School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% 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 Leavesden JMI School received £7,212 and spent £7,360 for each of its 378 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £11,000 (-£30 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 Leavesden JMI School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Leavesden JMI School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Leavesden JMI School last inspected by Ofsted?

Leavesden JMI School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Leavesden JMI School have?

Leavesden JMI School has 389 pupils on roll.

What age range does Leavesden JMI School cover?

Leavesden JMI School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Leavesden JMI School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Leavesden JMI School?

Leavesden JMI School is at High Road, Leavesden, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 7QZ.