Leasowes Primary School

About Leasowes Primary School

Leasowes Primary School sits in Staffordshire, a local authority with 308 primary schools, and it holds a strong position within that landscape. According to the most recent rankings, the school is placed 8th out of 34 schools in the Stafford area, placing it in the top tier locally. The top-performing peers in the same local authority include St John's Catholic Primary School, Woodseaves CE Primary Academy, and Needwood CofE Primary School, all of which share the highest ranking score. Leasowes is also one of 20 outstanding-rated primaries in Staffordshire, and the nearest other outstanding school, Oakridge Primary School, is just 1.1 kilometres away. Headteacher Gemma Bettany leads a mixed, non-denominational state primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. The school is oversubscribed: for 60 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 144 total applications, with 59 first-preference applications and 56 offers made to first-preference families, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.4.

Academically, Leasowes performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Staffordshire local authority average of 65%. The school also excels at the higher standard: 21% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects. In individual subjects, 97% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, with 59% reaching the higher standard, while in reading 90% met the expected standard and 57% achieved the higher mark. Writing saw 92% at the expected level and 24% at the higher level. Average scaled scores were 110 in both reading and maths. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2024, awarded Outstanding across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This continues a pattern of excellence, as the previous inspection in 2012 also rated the school Outstanding overall.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a library, playing fields, art studios, an outdoor playground, a forest school, a sports hall, a dining hall, an ICT suite, and a chapel. Sports provision covers tennis, gymnastics, netball, dance, football, and cross country, while clubs include coding, gardening, and chess. For families with children who have additional needs, Leasowes provides support for a wide spectrum of SEND, including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. With 424 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, the school is effectively full, and only 3.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is notably low. This is a school that suits families prioritising strong academic outcomes and a well-equipped environment, but given its oversubscription, early application is essential.

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