Community school · Walsall

Leighswood School

2–11Ages
442Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131433URN

Broadmeadow, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8HZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 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

1.5per place

close to Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

71 applications for 47 places · 44th of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Walsall median (1.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

71 applications · 47 places offered · 40 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 1.9; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 1.8; Walsall median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Walsall median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Walsall median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Walsall median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Walsall median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Walsall median median 1.6
2015 1.8; Walsall median median 1.6
2014 1.8; Walsall median median 1.9

This school
Walsall 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	47	71	1.5	40	0.85
Sep 2025	36	59	1.6	35	0.97
Sep 2024	59	109	1.9	55	0.93
Sep 2023	59	103	1.8	54	0.92
Sep 2022	59	101	1.7	56	0.95
Sep 2021	53	93	1.8	48	0.91
Sep 2020	57	88	1.5	53	0.93
Sep 2019	81	125	1.5	73	0.90
Sep 2018	65	105	1.6	60	0.92
Sep 2017	75	143	1.9	80	1.07
Sep 2016	75	133	1.8	71	0.95
Sep 2015	74	134	1.8	70	0.95
Sep 2014	73	131	1.8	68	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 78% · Maths 72% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%29th of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Walsall 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Walsall median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	4%	104	105
2023/24	68%	6%	104	104
2022/23	46%	7%	102	103

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

Leighswood SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Walsall

Good2024

2.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Castlefort Academy
1.6 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Walsall

Good2023

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Whetstone Field Primary School
1.9 km · Walsall

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Radleys Primary School
2.2 km · Walsall

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Walsall Wood School
2.3 km · Walsall

Good2022

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Francis Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Walsall

2026

1.7applications per place 67%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: 131433 · 335/2245
Capacity: 480 pupils · 442 on roll
Free school meals: 32.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1998
Address: Broadmeadow, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8HZ
Local authority: Walsall

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