Leagrave Primary School

Leagrave Primary School continues to perform exceptionally well following its previous outstanding inspection. The school fosters a strong community where pupils and staff take pride in their roles. The curriculum is broad and well-structured, allowing pupils to achieve a high standard of academic success while feeling safe and valued. High expectations for behaviour and a focus on personal development contribute to a positive learning environment, where pupils are motivated and eager to engage in their education. While the school excels in many areas, it remains vigilant to ensure continued support for all pupils, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school has successfully prioritized attendance and has implemented effective measures post-pandemic to maintain high attendance rates. Overall, Leagrave Primary School is maintaining the high standards established in its last inspection, and the community feels confident in the leadership and support provided to all learners.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and pupils foster a positive learning environment.
• Broad and challenging curriculum enabling broad achievement across all areas.
• Exemplary pupil behaviour showing politeness and respect.
• Well-planned personal development programme enhancing pupil leadership and responsibility.
• High expectations for staff training and curriculum understanding.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Focus on reading and language acquisition delivering high fluency in early readers.
• High attendance rates achieved through close collaboration with families.

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 Leagrave Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.4% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Leagrave Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 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 Leagrave Primary School had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.5% 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, 16.4% of pupils at Leagrave Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% 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 Leagrave Primary School received £7,310 and spent £7,113 for each of its 440 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £233,000 (£529 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 Leagrave Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Leagrave Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Leagrave Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Leagrave Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Leagrave Primary School have?

Leagrave Primary School has 457 pupils on roll.

What age range does Leagrave Primary School cover?

Leagrave Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Leagrave Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Leagrave Primary School?

Leagrave Primary School is at Strangers Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9ND.