Leighswood School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Walsall
Leighswood School is a primary school in Walsall for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 March 2025. Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Broadmeadow, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8HZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 442 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Leighswood School.”
- “They are polite, considerate and caring.”
- “The school has high expectations for all pupils, which they enjoy living up to.”
To improve
- “However, opportunities to develop talents and interests through other extra-curricular activities are more limited.”
- “While some of these approaches, for example, visual timetables, are not being consistently used, where they are, they are having positive impact.”
- “Some of these changes are in their infancy and not yet being used consistently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 64% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 40 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 40 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2014 to 2026, as Walsall published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Walsall.
- Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Castlefort Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Whetstone Field Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Radleys Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Walsall Wood School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Francis Catholic Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published