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Leominster Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mrs Laura Paske

location_onLeominster, HR6 8JU

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

533

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Leominster Primary School is a Community school primary school in Leominster, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Leominster Primary School is a community school in Leominster, Herefordshire, County of, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 581 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #52 of 71 primaries in Herefordshire, County of and #10,579 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%

Reading68% LA 75%

Writing71% LA 72%

Maths67% LA 75%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading65% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths62% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading72% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.5

-2.9 to 0.1

1.6

Write

LA 0.6

0.1 to 3.0

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.5 to 0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading73% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 1.2

-1.8 to 1.0

1.0

Write

LA 1.0

-0.3 to 2.3

0.7

Maths

LA 0.5

-0.6 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 67%

Reading66% LA 80%

Writing74% LA 78%

Maths68% LA 77%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 1.3

-1.9 to 0.7

0.9

Write

LA 0.7

-0.4 to 2.2

0.3

Maths

LA 0.2

-0.9 to 1.5

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#10,579 / 14,159	#52	#10,198	#1
2024	#8,166 / 14,233	#33	#8,243	#1
2023	#7,010 / 13,940	#36	#6,010	#8,013
2019	#5,678 / 11,810	#37	#6,693	#5,273
2018	#7,020 / 10,972	#43	#8,539	#5,455

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 September 2023

Inspection Report

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09 January 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

1 Evaluations

2018-01-09

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.2%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(8 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 597 pupils. During this period, there were 13 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	597	13	2.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	588	11	1.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	591	4	0.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	571	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	566	6	1.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	544	3	0.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	533	13	2.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	524	5	1.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	542	9	1.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	542	9	1.7%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	527	6	1.1%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	537	3	0.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	538	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	538	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	585	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	585	3	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	574	11	1.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	593	4	0.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	595	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	593	11	1.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	615	7	1.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	602	12	2.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	596	11	1.8%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	602	5	0.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	603	3	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	588	10	1.7%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 42 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 25 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 22 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils