Leigh Primary School
Leigh Road, Washwood Heath, Birmingham, B8 2YH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEIGH TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Alison Williams
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Leigh Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 385
- URN
- 140502
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214642621
About this school
Leigh Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 385 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leigh Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 59 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 59% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 14% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 73% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 76% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 83% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Leigh 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 | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 441 |
| 2023/24 | 439 |
| 2024/25 | 425 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leigh Primary School compares
Leigh Primary School ranked 154th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 6.5% | 45.1% | 385 | — |
| Highfield Junior and Infant School | 64% | 8.4% | 45.4% | 642 | 0.3 miles |
| Nansen Primary School | 61% | 7.2% | 55.4% | 528 | 0.5 miles |
| St Saviour's C of E Primary School | 73% | 5.9% | 53.6% | 403 | 0.6 miles |
| Ward End Primary School | 69% | 7.8% | 48.1% | 878 | 0.7 miles |
| Shaw Hill Primary School | 70% | 7.2% | 56.7% | 474 | 0.7 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.07%
- English as an additional language
- 97.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.48%
- Persistent absence
- 18.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highfield Junior and Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Nansen Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Saviour's C of E Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Ward End Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Shaw Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Leigh Primary School ranks 153rd of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Leigh Primary School teach?
- Leigh Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the head teacher of Leigh Primary School?
- The head teacher of Leigh Primary School is Mrs Alison Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leigh Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leigh 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 many pupils are at Leigh Primary School?
- Leigh Primary School has 385 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Leigh Primary School full?
- Leigh Primary School has capacity for 459 pupils and 385 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 Leigh Primary School a faith school?
- No. Leigh Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Leigh Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leigh Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Leigh Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Leigh Primary School is part of LEIGH TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Leigh Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Leigh Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Leigh Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leigh Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Leigh Primary School ranked 154th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leigh Primary School's absence rate?
- Leigh Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leigh Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leigh 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 1 July 2026.