Academy converter · Suffolk

Leiston Primary School

3–11Ages
383Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141554URN

King George's Avenue, Leiston, IP16 4JQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 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

1.3per place

0.5 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

44 applications for 34 places · 154th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 June 2025Ofsted'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

Inspection history

3 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
26 April 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 34 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Leiston Primary School (URN 124594), the previous school.

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	44	1.3	33	0.97
Sep 2025	41	48	1.2	40	0.98
Sep 2024	45	51	1.1	42	0.93
Sep 2023	53	62	1.2	52	0.98
Sep 2022	41	51	1.2	41	1.00
Sep 2021	41	49	1.2	40	0.98
Sep 2020	39	44	1.1	33	0.85
Sep 2019	31	37	1.2	31	1.00
Sep 2018	29	31	1.1	27	0.93
Sep 2017	25	29	1.2	25	1.00
Sep 2016	35	39	1.1	35	1.00
Sep 2015	26	35	1.4	26	1.00
Sep 2014 *	43	47	1.1	42	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 68% · Maths 72% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%87th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	0%	104	103
2023/24	37%	9%	101	100
2022/23	46%	0%	101	100

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

Leiston Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Coldfair Green Community Primary School
2.2 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Middleton Community Primary School
5.8 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place
Aldeburgh Primary School
6.2 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Snape Primary School
6.8 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School
6.8 km · Suffolk

Not yet inspected

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
6.8 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Saxmundham Primary School
7.0 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy
8.5 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 30%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141554 · 935/2091
Trust: East Anglian Schools Trust Ltd
Capacity: 420 pupils · 383 on roll
Free school meals: 34.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2014
Replaced: Leiston Primary School (URN 124594)
Address: King George's Avenue, Leiston, IP16 4JQ
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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