Community school · Staffordshire

St Leonard's Primary School

3–11Ages
222Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124199URN

Fairway, Stafford, ST16 3TW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

67 applications for 34 places · 98th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

67 applications · 34 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.4; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	34	67	2.0	30	0.88
Sep 2025	29	75	2.6	27	0.93
Sep 2024	41	84	2.1	38	0.93
Sep 2023	30	69	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2022	25	63	2.5	25	1.00
Sep 2021	21	55	2.6	18	0.86
Sep 2020	29	47	1.6	26	0.90
Sep 2019	30	72	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2018	19	41	2.2	15	0.79
Sep 2017	29	75	2.6	20	0.69
Sep 2016	27	67	2.5	23	0.85
Sep 2015	30	86	2.9	34	1.13
Sep 2014	30	88	2.9	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 50% · Maths 84% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%176th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	0%	106	105
2023/24	70%	3%	106	104
2022/23	60%	7%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Leonard's Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary Academy
1.0 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
1.1 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place
Veritas Primary Academy
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Leasowes Primary School
1.7 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Silkmore Primary Academy
1.8 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
John Wheeldon Primary Academy
1.9 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124199 · 860/2403
Capacity: 255 pupils · 222 on roll
Free school meals: 11.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Fairway, Stafford, ST16 3TW
Local authority: Staffordshire · Stafford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources