Leighfield Primary School

Leighfield Primary School continues to perform at a good level, demonstrating ambition and a nurturing environment for its pupils. The school has established a strong culture where relationships between staff and students are warm and supportive, contributing to high levels of engagement and motivation among learners. The curriculum is diverse and well-structured, enabling all pupils, including those with special educational needs, to achieve well. While behavior is exemplary and pupils express pride in their school and its activities, some areas, particularly in certain foundation subjects, require further development in terms of assessment practices to ensure better understanding of pupil knowledge gaps.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and pupils contribute to a supportive learning environment.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum enhances pupils' educational experiences.
• Effective reading culture with high-quality texts and engaging reading events.
• Well-prepared Reception Year leading to strong independence among children.
• Robust support for pupils with SEND through tailored lessons and external services.
• Creative opportunities and extracurricular activities broaden pupils' horizons.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment processes in some foundation subjects are not fully developed.

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 Leighfield Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.9% 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 Leighfield 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 Leighfield Primary School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.6% 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, 12.6% of pupils at Leighfield Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 2024–25 Leighfield Primary School received £7,112 and spent £8,441 for each of its 182 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £162,000 (£888 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd, income was £9,576 and spending £9,975 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Oakham · Rutland local authority: places and applications

Leighfield Primary School is part of Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Uppingham Community College Uppingham
• Wellington Place Primary School Market Harborough
• Farndon Fields Primary School Market Harborough
• Kibworth Church of England Primary School Leicester
• Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School) Melton Mowbray
• Keyham Lodge School Leicester
• Ash Field Academy Leicester
• Captains Close Primary School Melton Mowbray
• Merrydale Junior School Leicester
• Millgate School Leicester

What is Leighfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Leighfield Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Leighfield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Leighfield Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Leighfield Primary School have?

Leighfield Primary School has 198 pupils on roll.

What age range does Leighfield Primary School cover?

Leighfield Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Leighfield Primary School?

Leighfield Primary School is at Newtown Road, Uppingham, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 9TS.