Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery

Community school·Primary school Leeds·LS28 5BH
Composite score
49.1
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#7,597
National rank
#748
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#118
In Leeds
Top 52%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
63%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
16 first choices, 24 places
First choices per place
0.67
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
152
any preference, for 24 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.21
00.511.5
1 per place
0.5420220.7320230.7720240.8820250.672026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
213
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
22.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,056
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery is a primary school serving Leeds, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 213 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery 'Good'. 63% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 19.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery their first choice was offered one of its 24 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 18.8 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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