DFE Performance Tables

Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery has been formally recognised by the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, for the outstanding achievements of our disadvantaged pupils at the end of the 2024/25 academic year. This accolade places our school among the very best nationally—a testament to the dedication, hard work, and commitment of our staff and pupils.

This achievement reflects our unwavering mission to provide Quality First Teaching and Learning, underpinned by our Christian values of respect, truth, love, forgiveness, and commitment. It is a clear demonstration of what is possible when ambition and compassion come together and of our school vision,

"All things are possible for one who believes."
— Mark 9:23

⭐ Key Stage 2 Disadvantaged Outcomes – 2025

These figures show how disadvantaged pupils performed at the end of the 2024/25 year, compared both to:

• national disadvantaged pupils, and
• the national non‑disadvantaged benchmark (the biggest challenge gap).

RWM Expected Standard – Disadvantaged (KS2)

Why this matters:

• 50% is above the national disadvantaged result (47%).
• A three‑year consecutive improvement: 38% → 47% → 50%.
• The gap with national non‑disadvantaged pupils is narrowing each year.
• This places disadvantaged pupils “among the very best nationally”, because schools with rising outcomes and a narrowing gap are exceptionally rare in the national dataset.

⭐ Subject‑level detail for disadvantaged pupils (2025)

Reading (expected standard) – Disadvantaged

• 50% school disadvantaged
• 63% national disadvantaged
• 81% national non-disadvantaged
• Banding: Below (non‑sig)
• Gap widening (important context: cohort of 18)

Writing (expected)

• 67% vs 59% national disadvantaged
• Gap narrowing

Maths (expected)

• 72% vs 61% national disadvantaged
• Gap narrowing

EGPS (expected)

• 72% vs 60% national disadvantaged
• Above (non‑sig)
• Gap narrowing

⭐ Why DfE has identified us

Across subjects, the pattern is very strong:

• Disadvantaged pupils outperform national disadvantaged in almost every subject.
• Gaps vs national non‑disadvantaged are narrowing across multiple indicators.
• 2025 disadvantaged KS2 cohort had strong outcomes despite being a high‑need group (low stability, high SEN context).

This combination — strong outcomes + improving trajectory + disadvantaged cohort complexity — is why we have been identified as a “system leader”.

⭐ Additional supporting data (non‑attainment)

FSM6 proportion

39.68% FSM6, is consistently well above national averages, meaning outcomes come with significantly greater challenge.

Attendance for FSM pupils (2024/25)

• FSM6 attendance 93.3%, compared to 92.6% national — unusually strong for disadvantaged pupils nationally.

Persistent absence for FSM6

• 19.3% vs 24.4% national — well below national PA levels for disadvantaged children.

This is very rare nationally, and likely contributed to your recognition.

⭐ In summary

✔ 50% of disadvantaged pupils achieving RWM expected standard (2025)

↑ Upward three‑year trend
↑ Above national disadvantaged (47%)
↑ Gap narrowing vs national non‑disadvantaged

Plus strong subject‑specific attainment and attendance improvements.

This places Leatherhead Trinity in the top-performing band nationally for disadvantaged progress over time.