Leighton Academy

State-Funded School

leighton-academy-cheshire-east-north-west

North WestRegion

Cheshire EastLocal Authority

Crewe and NantwichConstituency

CW1 3PPPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Leighton Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Cheshire East, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 467 pupils. Leighton Academy is part of THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 66%
Higher standard: 14%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

467

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 467
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
28 May 2020	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.