Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School
Watling Street, Leintwardine, Craven Arms, SY7 0LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Gorry
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hereford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 75
- URN
- 116893
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01547540641
About this school
Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Craven Arms. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 75 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 64% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 73% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 82% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 82% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Herefordshire, County of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84 |
| 2023/24 | 85 |
| 2024/25 | 79 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School compares
Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School ranked 61st of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.6% | 27.9% | 75 | — |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 67% | 6.1% | 26.7% | 55 | 3.2 miles |
| Wigmore Primary School | 87% | 4.1% | 22.9% | 169 | 3.4 miles |
| Onny CofE (A) Primary School | 36% | 7.5% | 15.2% | 87 | 4.3 miles |
| Clunbury CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 9.4% | 55 | 4.4 miles |
| Stokesay Primary School | 79% | 5.8% | 25.7% | 150 | 5.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 13 December 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report2 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.85%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Bucknell
-
Wigmore Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Leominster
-
Onny CofE (A) Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Craven Arms
-
Clunbury CofE Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Craven Arms
-
Stokesay Primary School5.5 miles
Primary · Craven Arms
Other schools in Craven Arms
Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School ranks 5th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Craven Arms.
- Clunbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Corvedale CofE Primary School Primary
- Newcastle CofE Primary School Primary
- Onny CofE (A) Primary School Primary
- St George's CofE Academy, Clun Primary
- Stokesay Primary School Primary
- Wistanstow CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School teach?
- Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Craven Arms.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School is Mrs Nicola Gorry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School?
- Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School has 75 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School full?
- Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 75 on roll (71%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Hereford.
- Does Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School rank locally?
- Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School ranked 61st of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School's absence rate?
- Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.