Leighswood School
Broadmeadow, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8HZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Pearce
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Cadmus Family of Schools
- Constituency
- Aldridge-Brownhills
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 525
- Pupils on roll
- 442
- URN
- 131433
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922743621
About this school
Leighswood School is a community primary school in Walsall. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 442 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leighswood School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 74 | 77 | 69 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 68% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 79% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 82% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 83% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Leighswood 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 | Walsall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 543 |
| 2023/24 | 511 |
| 2024/25 | 475 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leighswood School compares
Leighswood School ranked 32nd of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.5% | 30.7% | 442 | — |
| Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School | 63% | 3.9% | 13.8% | 478 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School | 83% | 3.9% | 14.8% | 239 | 0.9 miles |
| Castlefort Academy | — | — | — | 225 | 1.0 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 64% | 5.3% | 28.3% | 340 | 1.1 miles |
| Whetstone Field Primary School | 59% | 3.9% | 13% | 229 | 1.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.66%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.51%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Castlefort Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
St John's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Whetstone Field Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
Leighswood School ranks 24th of the 51 ranked primary schools in Walsall.
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- All Saints National Academy Primary
- Alumwell Infant School Primary
- Alumwell Junior School Primary
- Beacon Academy Primary
- Bentley West Primary School Primary
- Birchills Church of England Community Academy Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School Primary
- Brownhills West Primary School Primary
- Busill Jones Primary School Primary
- Butts Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Leighswood School teach?
- Leighswood School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Leighswood School?
- The headteacher of Leighswood School is Mr James Pearce, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leighswood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leighswood 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 many pupils are at Leighswood School?
- Leighswood School has 442 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Leighswood School full?
- Leighswood School has capacity for 525 pupils and 442 on roll (84%), 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 Leighswood School a faith school?
- No. Leighswood School has no designated religious character.
- Does Leighswood School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leighswood School as having nursery classes.
- Is Leighswood School part of an academy trust?
- Leighswood School is part of the Cadmus Family of Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Leighswood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leighswood School compare with other schools in Walsall?
- Leighswood School ranked 32nd of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leighswood School's absence rate?
- Leighswood School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leighswood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leighswood 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.