New Bewerley Community School

New Bewerley Community School at a glance

Located in Leeds, New Bewerley Community School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 378 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' when it was last inspected in January 2026. 39% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 3.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% 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 New Bewerley Community School their first choice was offered one of its 20 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.8%. There are about 18.8 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 47% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering New Bewerley Community School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.