Legsby Primary School

Legsby Primary School has shown significant improvement since its previous inspection, moving from a grade of requires improvement to good. The school has established a strong culture of respect, safety, and positive relationships among pupils and staff, contributing to a welcoming environment. Leaders have implemented a well-structured curriculum and invested resources to support reading and personal development, leading to a positive school experience for the majority of pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school prioritizes pupil well-being and actively engages parents in their children's education.

Strengths

• Leaders have high expectations of pupils' behaviour.
• Pupils establish positive relationships with staff and feel safe.
• The curriculum is well-structured and supports progressive knowledge acquisition.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND ensures their needs are met.
• Pupils perform well in reading, with most enjoying the reading process.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not consistently help pupils recall prior learning.
• In certain subjects, checks on pupil understanding are not uniformly effective.

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 Legsby Primary School attended 89.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 36.4% 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, 5.9% of pupils at Legsby 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 Legsby Primary School had 7.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 57.1% 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, 19.2% of pupils at Legsby Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.7% 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 Legsby Primary School received £17,269 and spent £19,017 for each of its 26 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £36,000 (-£1,368 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 Legsby Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Legsby Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Legsby Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Legsby Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Legsby Primary School have?

Legsby Primary School has 26 pupils on roll.

What age range does Legsby Primary School cover?

Legsby Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Legsby Primary School?

Legsby Primary School is at Legsby, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN8 3QW.