Leigh Church of England Academy, Coventry

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades Leigh Church of England Academy on 7 areas: 4 expected standard and 3 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that they know children well before they start school."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have created an inclusive culture."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the community well and are passionate about providing every pupil with the best chance to succeed in life."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed an effective personal development programme that provides pupils with the skills and knowledge they need to be successful in the next stage of their lives."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Too many pupils do not secure important reading, writing and mathematics knowledge by the end of key stage 2."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Attendance is below national levels, and persistent absence is above national levels."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Although teaching in English and mathematics is effective, it is less so in the wider curriculum."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that foundational knowledge is well embedded so that pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, can consistently achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics"; "Leaders should continue to embed attendance procedures so that attendance improves, persistent absence reduces and pupils do not miss essential learning time"; "Leaders should ensure that staff design tasks precisely matched to the learning needs and starting points of pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, so that pupils achieve the intended outcomes of the ambitious curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that staff interactions with children are consistently maximised so that children benefit fully from high-quality modelled language across all areas of learning in the early years".

From the headteacher's welcome: "I feel blessed to be the Headteacher of Leigh and to be able to work with such an incredible staff team who hold the pupils at the heart of everything they do."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and multi-sports.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £5.00 per day.

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at Leigh Church of England Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 56% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Coventry and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (63% in reading, 59% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Leigh Church of England Academy as their first choice and 33 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Leigh Church of England Academy are Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 82% reading, 68% maths); Templars Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 71% maths); Limbrick Wood Primary School (0.9 miles, 70% reading, 74% maths); and Charter Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 69% reading, 80% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Leigh Church of England Academy.

Leigh Church of England Academy is one of 22 schools run by The Diocese of Coventry Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

38.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 27.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (63%), Black (12%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 50 pupils (23.1%) received SEN support and 13 (6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Leigh Church of England Academy had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 25 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Tile Hill Rail Station, about 590 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Plants Hill Crescent (adjacent), 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 162 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Coventry (253).

In 2024/25, Leigh Church of England Academy issued 46 suspensions, 21 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Leigh Church of England Academy are West Coventry Academy (0.4 miles), Finham Park 2 (0.7 miles), The Westwood Academy (1 mile) and WMG Academy for Young Engineers (1 mile).