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Leasowes Primary School

Stafford, ST17 0HTPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Jan 2024
KS2 Results
87%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
59 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#593 of 13,686 nationally

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.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressPorlock Avenue, Stafford, Stafford, ST17 0HT
HeadteacherGemma Bettany
Local AuthorityStaffordshire
Number of Pupils424
Free School Meals (FSM)3.3%
School Capacity424 / 420 (101% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

31 Jan 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 13 Mar 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Source: leasowesprimaryschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Leasowes Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.