Primary school

Northleigh CofE Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Worcestershire
  • WR14 1QS
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,610 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 31%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 92%92%2016/17: top 86%2017/18: top 77%2018/19: top 50%2022/23: top 18%18% · 2022/232023/24: top 58%2024/25: top 31%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM71% · West Midlands 65%7/10 Above+18.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM19% · West Midlands 7%10/10 Top 10%+16.1 pts
Reading score106 · West Midlands 1056/10 Middle
Maths score104 · West Midlands 1054/10 Below−9.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 29% · 45 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 44% · 39 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 55% · 44 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 67% · 46 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 75% · 32 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 59% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 71% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 65%75%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 45 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 5% · 39 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 2% · 44 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 15% · 46 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 6% · 32 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 14% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 19% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 7%19%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 45 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 106 · 39 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 44 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 46 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 107 · 32 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 108 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 106 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 45 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 101 · 39 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 102 · 44 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 105 · 46 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 104 · 32 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 103 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 104 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 105105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.1%
27 of 29 who put it first2014 · 95.2%2026 · 93.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2927
2nd203
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2013Goodas predecessor
  3. 2017Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2018Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026202
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.4%
First language not English12.2%
SEN support12.8%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils4.0%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

96.2% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.3
Pupils per adult11.7
  • Classroom teachers 7.4
  • Leadership 2.2
  • Teaching assistants 7.2
  • Other support 3.1

Teachers 9.6 FTE · Whole workforce 19.9 · 40 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,180
Spend per pupil£6,085
Staff spend per pupil£4,989
Reserve per pupil£1,571
  • +£297,000revenue reserve
  • +£207,000in-year balance

Grants £6,545 · self-generated £635 · premises £302 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: MERCIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £1,100,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it