St Leonard's CofE Primary School

St Leonard's CofE Primary School is a happy and productive Church of England primary in the TrustEd Schools Alliance. At this March 2026 full inspection, the school met the expected standard across achievement, attendance and behaviour, curriculum and teaching, early years, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development and wellbeing, with safeguarding standards met. Pupils make steady progress, benefit from effective phonics and reading from Reception, and are well supported to overcome barriers. Strengths include a warm, calm culture, strong relationships, generally good behaviour, an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum, and a well-designed early years offer. Inclusion is a clear priority: pupils with SEND, disadvantaged pupils and those known to social care are identified early and supported through thoughtful adjustments, funding and partnerships. Leadership is effective, staff are positive, governance is strong, and pupils access a broad personal development programme. Attendance has improved, though persistent absence was above national in 2023/24 before improving. The main improvement priorities concern teaching consistency. Teachers do not always use models, scaffolds and resources well, or check pupils' understanding and adapt tasks swiftly enough, which can mean some pupils do not get the right support at the right time, including those ready for greater-depth work. Recent 2024/25 outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in combined reading, writing and mathematics and in mathematics were also below national averages. Overall, this is a school performing at the expected standard, with no serious weaknesses and clear, well-understood next steps.

Strengths

• Warm, happy school where pupils enjoy learning and attend well.
• Effective phonics and early reading teaching from the start of Reception.
• Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum across subjects.
• Strong early years provision with a focus on communication and language.
• Calm, positive environment with generally good behaviour and supportive relationships.
• Carefully planned support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
• Inclusion is a priority, with early identification and effective interventions.
• Strong leadership and governance with a clear, ambitious vision and effective trust support.
• Broad personal development programme, including clubs, leadership roles and community activities.
• Safeguarding standards are met, and pupils feel safe.

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching does not consistently use models, scaffolds and resources to deepen learning across the curriculum.
• Teachers' checks on pupils' understanding are inconsistent, so tasks are not always adapted swiftly to meet all pupils' needs.
• Pupils ready for greater-depth learning are not consistently given appropriate challenge.
• Behaviour systems are still being refined to ensure consistent application across the school.
• Recent 2024/25 outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in combined reading, writing and mathematics and in mathematics were below national averages.

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 Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% 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 St Leonard's CofE 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 Primary School had 27.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.8% 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, 17.6% of pupils at St Leonard's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.8% 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 St Leonard's CofE Primary School received £6,880 and spent £6,674 for each of its 258 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £268,000 (£1,038 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Trusted Schools Alliance, income was £7,816 and spending £7,358 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 Bridgnorth · Shropshire local authority: places and applications

St Leonard's CofE Primary School is part of Trusted Schools Alliance, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Oldbury Wells School Bridgnorth
• Castlefields Primary School Bridgnorth
• Alveley Primary School Bridgnorth
• Church Stretton School Church Stretton
• Belvidere School Shrewsbury
• Meole Brace School Shrewsbury
• Stokesay Primary School Craven Arms
• Mary Webb School and Science College Shrewsbury

What is St Leonard's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Leonard's CofE Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

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

St Leonard's CofE Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

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

St Leonard's CofE Primary School has 261 pupils on roll.

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

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

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Leonard's CofE Primary School?

St Leonard's CofE Primary School is at Innage Lane, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 4HL.