St Leonard's CofE Primary School

About St Leonard's CofE Primary School

St Leonard's CofE Primary School sits slightly above the Shropshire average for primary schools on the key measure of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. The school recorded 61% achieving that combined benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year, compared with the local authority average of 59%. That two-point gap is modest but consistent with a school that performs reliably, if not spectacularly, within its county. In the Shropshire rankings, it places 41st out of 88 primary schools, putting it just inside the top half. Nationally, it sits around the 55th percentile, which suggests a solidly average performance relative to schools across England. The school is a Church of England primary with a mixed intake of 266 pupils, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 confirmed it remains Good, a rating it has held consistently across its previous graded inspections.

Digging into the individual subject scores, the picture is one of steady but not exceptional attainment. In reading, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard and 30% achieved the higher standard, while in writing the expected figure was higher at 80%, with 26% reaching greater depth. Maths saw 72% at expected and 17% at the higher level. The average scaled scores were 104 for reading and 103 for maths, both in line with national norms. Where the school falls notably short is at the top end: only 11% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, which is below what you might hope for from a school with a relatively low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals (15.6%). The school's Progress 8 data is not available, so it's hard to say whether pupils are making strong gains from their starting points, but the raw outcomes suggest a school that serves its community well without pushing large numbers into the highest performance brackets.

For families considering St Leonard's, the practical details are encouraging. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 62 applications for 32 places, with 28 of those coming as first preferences. That ratio of nearly two applicants per place suggests a solid local reputation. Facilities include a Forest School, sports hall, playing fields, outdoor playground and a chapel, and the school runs clubs such as Eco Club, Gardening and Chess. Sports on offer include cross country, gymnastics, netball, tennis and swimming. The SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. With a nursery on site and a Church of England character, this is a school that will particularly suit families looking for a community-focused primary with good but not exceptional academic outcomes, and one that is popular enough to require careful planning around admissions.

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