Primley Wood Primary School

Free schools·Primary school Leeds·LS17 7EZ
Composite score
58.7
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#4,302
National rank
#414
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#71
In Leeds
Top 29%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
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
Good
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%
21 first choices, 28 places
First choices per place
0.75
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
73
any preference, for 28 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.08
00.511.5
1 per place
0.7820221.0020230.7320240.8320250.752026

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

Every child who put Primley Wood Primary School 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
2–11
Pupils on roll
249
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
26.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
49.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
7.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,281
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Primley Wood Primary School

Primley Wood Primary School is a primary school in Leeds, classified by the DfE as a free school. Around 249 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 4.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Primley Wood Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 21 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 23.5 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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