St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School

St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School is a small Church of England primary school in Wigginton, Tamworth, with 126 pupils on roll. This full section 5 inspection found the school performing strongly across every evaluated area, and safeguarding standards are met. Pupils achieve well from their starting points and are consistently well prepared for their next stage. The curriculum is broad, ambitious and expertly delivered, with a strong focus on reading and phonics. The school's culture is calm, welcoming and inclusive. Attendance is above national averages and persistent absence is much lower than national. Pupils behave very well, and early years provision gives children a positive start. Personal development is a notable strength: pupils access extensive enrichment, leadership roles and experiences that prepare them well for life in modern Britain. Leadership and governance are effective, staff feel valued, and parents appreciate the caring ethos. The main next step is to ensure higher-attaining pupils in key stage 2 consistently have opportunities to work at greater depth across the curriculum. The report notes that small year groups can cause fluctuations in published outcomes, but pupils achieve strongly overall. Published data for disadvantaged pupils is below national averages in some measures, though the report says they make good progress from their starting points and are well supported. Overall, this is a strong school with no areas requiring urgent improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well from their starting points and are well prepared for their next stage.
• Reading and phonics are prioritised, with pupils learning to read quickly and effectively.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious and sequenced so pupils build knowledge step by step.
• Teaching is inclusive, with effective adaptations for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND.
• Disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND make good progress from their starting points.
• Attendance is above national averages and persistent absence is much lower than national.
• Pupils behave very well and benefit from a calm, welcoming and respectful school culture.
• Early years provision gives children a very positive start and prepares them well for Year 1.
• Leaders and governors have a clear, ambitious vision and know the school well.
• Staff feel valued, are well trained and are involved in decision-making.
• Personal development is bespoke and broad, with extensive enrichment and leadership opportunities.
• Pupils are safe, happy, confident and well prepared for life in modern Britain.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture of safeguarding.
• The school identifies and supports SEND and barriers to learning swiftly and accurately.

Areas for Improvement

• Higher-attaining pupils in key stage 2 do not consistently have opportunities to work at greater depth across the curriculum.
• Published national assessment data for disadvantaged pupils is below national averages in some combined measures, although small cohorts limit comparison.

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 St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.8% 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, 1.6% of pupils at St Leonard's CofE (A) 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 St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% 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, 6.9% of pupils at St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% 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 St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School received £7,756 and spent £7,897 for each of its 130 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £69,000 (£528 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 St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School is Strong standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School have?

St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School has 130 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School cover?

St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School?

St Leonard's CofE (A) Primary School is at Syerscote Lane, Wigginton, St. Leonard's Cof E Primary School and Nursery, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9DX.