Leiston Primary School
King George's Avenue, Leiston, IP16 4JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD
- Executive Principal
- Headteacher Mrs L Melton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- East Anglian Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 383
- URN
- 141554
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01728830745
About this school
Leiston Primary School is a primary academy in Leiston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 383 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leiston 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. 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 48 | 35 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 37% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 57% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 57% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 71% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Leiston 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 | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 378 |
| 2023/24 | 380 |
| 2024/25 | 396 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leiston Primary School compares
Leiston Primary School ranked 96th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk 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 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.2% | 37.8% | 383 | — |
| Coldfair Green Community Primary School | 42% | 6.2% | 14.2% | 160 | 1.4 miles |
| Middleton Community Primary School | — | 5% | 26.3% | 16 | 3.6 miles |
| Aldeburgh Primary School | 64% | 7.5% | 26.1% | 78 | 3.9 miles |
| Snape Primary School | 43% | 7.3% | 10.5% | 103 | 4.2 miles |
| Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 56% | 7.2% | 38.7% | 77 | 4.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.78%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.18%
- Persistent absence
- 16.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coldfair Green Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
-
Middleton Community Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
-
Aldeburgh Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Aldeburgh
-
Snape Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
-
Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
Other schools in Leiston
- Alde Valley Academy Secondary
- Summerhill School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Leiston Primary School teach?
- Leiston Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leiston.
- Who is the executive principal of Leiston Primary School?
- The executive principal of Leiston Primary School is Headteacher Mrs L Melton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leiston Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leiston 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 Leiston Primary School?
- Leiston Primary School has 383 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Leiston Primary School full?
- Leiston Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 383 on roll (91%), 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 Leiston Primary School a faith school?
- No. Leiston Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Leiston Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leiston Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Leiston Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Leiston Primary School is part of EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Leiston Primary 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 Leiston Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Leiston Primary School ranked 96th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk 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 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leiston Primary School's absence rate?
- Leiston Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leiston Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leiston 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.