St Leonard's CofE Primary School
Innage Lane, Bridgnorth, WV16 4HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Bridges
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hereford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- TrustEd Schools' Partnership
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 336
- Pupils on roll
- 261
- URN
- 145221
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01746762781
About this school
St Leonard's CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Bridgnorth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 261 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
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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected 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 | 42 | 46 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 61% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 11% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 70% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 72% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 65% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 St Leonard's CofE 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 | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 291 |
| 2023/24 | 294 |
| 2024/25 | 266 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Leonard's CofE Primary School compares
St Leonard's CofE Primary School ranked 46th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire 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 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.8% | 17.3% | 261 | — |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 193 | 0.1 miles |
| Castlefields Primary School | 83% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 226 | 0.8 miles |
| St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 188 | 0.8 miles |
| Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 50% | 4.1% | 7.5% | 59 | 2.6 miles |
| Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School | — | — | — | 154 | 3.1 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)
- 17.34%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Bridgnorth
-
Castlefields Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bridgnorth
-
St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bridgnorth
-
Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Bridgnorth
-
Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Bridgnorth
Other schools in Bridgnorth
St Leonard's CofE Primary School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Bridgnorth.
- Alveley Primary School Primary
- Brown Clee CofE Primary School Primary
- Castlefields Primary School Primary
- Highley Community Primary School Primary
- Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School Primary
- Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School Primary
- Bridgnorth Endowed School Secondary
- Oldbury Wells School Secondary
- Esland Shropshire School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Leonard's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Leonard's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bridgnorth.
- Who is the headteacher of St Leonard's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Leonard's CofE Primary School is Mr Luke Bridges, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Leonard's CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Leonard's CofE 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 St Leonard's CofE Primary School?
- St Leonard's CofE Primary School has 261 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Leonard's CofE Primary School full?
- St Leonard's CofE Primary School has capacity for 336 pupils and 261 on roll (78%), 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 St Leonard's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Leonard's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Hereford.
- Does St Leonard's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Leonard's CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Leonard's CofE Primary School?
- St Leonard's CofE Primary School is part of TRUSTED SCHOOLS ALLIANCE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Leonard's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% 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 St Leonard's CofE Primary School rank locally?
- St Leonard's CofE Primary School ranked 46th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire 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 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Leonard's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- St Leonard's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Leonard's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Leonard's CofE 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 15 July 2026.