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Leigh Church of England Academy

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

personMrs Lynn Lee

corporate_fareTHE DIOCESE OF COVENTRY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onCoventry, CV4 9RQ

language Visit Website phone 2476464475

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

222

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Leigh Church of England Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Coventry, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Leigh Church of England Academy is an academy converter in Coventry, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE DIOCESE OF COVENTRY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 219 pupils on roll, of whom 48% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #60 of 82 primaries in Coventry and #10,035 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 8.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 57%

Reading68% LA 70%

Writing64% LA 67%

Maths56% LA 68%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading63% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths59% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading50% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing53% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths43% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.7

-2.7 to 1.9

-0.6

Write

LA -0.8

-2.8 to 1.6

-2.4

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.6 to -0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading56% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths56% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA -0.5

-2.4 to 2.4

0.8

Write

LA -0.6

-1.5 to 3.0

-1.5

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.6 to 0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

27 April 2022

Inspection Report

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06 December 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-04-27

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-05-23

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-04-30

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

12.3%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

5.5%(12 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 219 pupils. During this period, there were 27 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 12.3%, 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)	219	27	12.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	217	10	4.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	224	12	5.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	223	9	4.0%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	215	11	5.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	224	13	5.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	222	11	5.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	218	4	1.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	229	3	1.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	231	3	1.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	227	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	237	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	222	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	222	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	218	7	3.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	226	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	225	8	3.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	224	8	3.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	209	5	2.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	209	4	1.9%	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Leigh Church of England Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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