Leiston Primary School

State-Funded School

leiston-primary-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

Suffolk CoastalConstituency

IP16 4JQPostcode

1.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Leiston Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Suffolk, East of England.

It currently serves 383 pupils. Leiston Primary School is part of EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 37%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

383

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 383
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
8 Jul 2025	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
10 Jan 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.