Leasowes Primary School
Porlock Avenue, Weeping Cross, Stafford, ST17 0HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SOUTH EAST STAFFORD ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Bettany
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 430
- URN
- 142985
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01785337370
About this school
Leasowes Primary School is a primary academy in Stafford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 430 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 64 | 63 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 87% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 21% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 90% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 97% | 98% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 94% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Leasowes 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 428 |
| 2023/24 | 428 |
| 2024/25 | 424 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leasowes Primary School compares
Leasowes Primary School ranked 14th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 3% | 3.3% | 430 | — |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 82% | 4.6% | 9% | 205 | 0.3 miles |
| Oakridge Primary School | 83% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 216 | 0.7 miles |
| Barnfields Primary School | 73% | 3.7% | 7.6% | 399 | 0.7 miles |
| Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School | 81% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 214 | 0.7 miles |
| St Leonard's Primary School | 50% | 5.7% | 12.9% | 222 | 1.0 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)
- 3.3%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 3.04%
- Persistent absence
- 2.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Oakridge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Barnfields Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
St Leonard's Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Stafford
Other schools in Stafford
Leasowes Primary School ranks 4th of the 35 ranked primary schools in Stafford.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- All Saints CofE (C) First School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall Primary
- Anson CofE Primary School Primary
- Barnfields Primary School Primary
- Beaconfields Primary School Primary
- Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Burleyfields Primary School Primary
- Burton Manor Primary School Primary
- Castlechurch Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Leasowes Primary School teach?
- Leasowes Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stafford.
- Who is the headteacher of Leasowes Primary School?
- The headteacher of Leasowes Primary School is Mrs Gemma Bettany, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leasowes Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leasowes 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 Leasowes Primary School?
- Leasowes Primary School has 430 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Leasowes Primary School full?
- Leasowes Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 430 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Leasowes Primary School a faith school?
- No. Leasowes Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Leasowes Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leasowes Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Leasowes Primary School?
- Leasowes Primary School is part of THE SOUTH EAST STAFFORD ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Leasowes Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leasowes Primary School rank locally?
- Leasowes Primary School ranked 14th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leasowes Primary School's absence rate?
- Leasowes Primary School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leasowes Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leasowes 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 2 July 2026.