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St Leonard's Primary School, Stafford

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 3–11

St Leonard's Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Stafford. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 19th-highest of the 35 schools in Stafford with published results, and 3,885th of 14,452 across England. It was 69% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2019)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

St Leonard's Primary School in detail

St Leonard's Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Please dive into our 'About Us' section: meet the staff, our governors and learn about the day to day of St. Leonard's Primary School and other aspects of school life."

The school runs after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at St Leonard's Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (83% in reading, 80% in maths).

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

Getting a place at St Leonard's Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put St Leonard's Primary School as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 34 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at St Leonard's Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Leonard's Primary School are St John's CofE Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 81% reading, 78% maths); St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery (0.7 miles, Good, 82% reading, 89% maths); St Paul's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles); and Veritas Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths).

St Leonard's Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

St John's CofE Primary AcademySt Austin's Catholic Primary School and NurserySt Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolVeritas Primary Academy

What parents say

56 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Leonard's Primary School (as of September 2025): 46% would recommend the school, 71% say their child is happy there and 38% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (77%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (38%).

Who goes there

11.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 20 pupils (9%) received SEN support and 8 (3.6%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Stafford Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 268 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, St Leonard's Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 3.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Leonard's Primary School are The Weston Road Academy (1.2 miles), Blessed William Howard Catholic School (1.2 miles), Stafford Manor High School (1.5 miles) and Walton High School (1.5 miles).

The Weston Road AcademyBlessed William Howard Catholic SchoolStafford Manor High SchoolWalton High School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Catherine Phillips
Pupils:222
LA:Staffordshire
Phone:01785334960
Address:Fairway, Stafford, ST16 3TW
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from September 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 5 November 2024View full report
URN:124199
UKPRN:10072943
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Stafford
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted's report, in its own words

What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils at St Leonard's are confident and happy. The school's core values of being responsible, reflective, respectful, caring, confident, and resilient citizens are promoted well and so have a positive impact on pupils. Pupils feel safe in school.

The school is aspirational for all pupils. Recent changes to the curriculum mean expectations for pupils' learning are rising. However, more work needs to be undertaken to improve parts of the curriculum. This means pupils sometimes do not learn as much in some subjects as they do in others.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The curriculum is broad and ambitious for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff know what knowledge is to be taught and when. However, some parts of the curriculum are new and not embedded. This means that pupils' learning is not as secure in some subjects as others.

The mathematics curriculum and a few other subjects are in development. The order in which mathematics is taught is sequenced appropriately. The school has improved how pupils develop their mathematical fluency, reasoning and problem-solving. However, the checks teachers make on pupils' learning in mathematics and other subjects are not consistent. As a result, gaps in pupils' learning or misconceptions are not identified quickly enough. This means pupils do not learn key knowledge and skills as well as they should.

From Ofsted's November 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2019 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

At a Glance

11.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

56 responses
Would recommend46%
Child is happy71%
Child does well73%
High expectations50%
Feels safe77%
Well behaved50%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)38%
Kept informed55%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)44%
Wider development48%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+1ppMaths+4ppWriting-20pp

Reading has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 80% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 70% to 50% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

27.0

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

30.0

KS2

9

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

St Leonard's Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Staffordshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

Source: Staffordshire term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Avon Rise (opp)
469m · 8 min walk
Perkins (adj)
530m · 9 min walk
No. 256 (adj)
544m · 9 min walk
Christopher Terrace (opp)
620m · 10 min walk
Tixall Road (adj)
651m · 11 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
5
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at St Leonard's Primary School

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What the report includes for St Leonard's Primary School:

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  • Applications, first choices and offers at St Leonard's Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Staffordshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

69%

Available places

218 pupils

315 places

97 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Stafford

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,581
Projected new pupils:645

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stafford

Across Staffordshire council

Low demand council-wide0.77 applications per place

Places available

10,768

Applications

8,344

Got 1st preference

95.1%

Got preferred school

99.1%

All primary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(11)

5 November 2024
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
25 September 2019
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
18 December 2018

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

20

SEN Support

8

EHC Plans

12.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication13
Social, Emotional & Mental Health7
Specific Learning Difficulty3
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Physical Disability2
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
76.1%
Asian
5.5%
Black
2.7%
Mixed
7.3%
Chinese
2.3%
Other
2.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals11.7%
English as Additional Language14.0%

222

Total Pupils

123

Boys

99

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

10

Teachers

22.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£48,906

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,038

Per pupil

£1266k

Total funding

£39k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£52,999
EAL funding£14,235
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.7%

Overall absence

14.6%

Persistent absence

192

Enrolments

Authorised4.4%
Unauthorised1.3%
Persistent (10%+)14.6%
Severe (50%+)1.6%

Absence trend

3.3%
18/19
2.4%
20/21
7.0%
21/22
5.3%
22/23
5.2%
23/24
5.7%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about St Leonard's Primary School

What are SATs results like at St Leonard's Primary School?

Of the pupils at St Leonard's Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 84% did so in maths.

What is St Leonard's Primary School's Ofsted rating?

St Leonard's Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2019, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for St Leonard's Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When St Leonard's Primary School is oversubscribed, Staffordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at St Leonard's Primary School?

St Leonard's Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 69% of its 315 places.

How big are the classes at St Leonard's Primary School?

Classes at St Leonard's Primary School average 27 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to St Leonard's Primary School?

St Leonard's Primary School has around 222 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at St Leonard's Primary School?

5.7% of sessions were missed at St Leonard's Primary School in 2024/25. 14.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to St Leonard's Primary School?

Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Leonard's Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

What are St Leonard's Primary School's term dates?

St Leonard's Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Staffordshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).

How many road collisions happen near St Leonard's Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Leonard's Primary School?

St Leonard's Primary School is at Fairway, Stafford, ST16 3TW.

Sources: Staffordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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