East Garforth Primary Academy

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Composite score
91.6
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#171
National rank
#14
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#3
In Leeds
Top 1%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
87%
% achieving higher RWM
40%
Reading average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
113.0
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%
20 first choices, 20 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
122
any preference, for 20 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.04
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1 per place
1.0020221.0020231.0020240.9620251.002026

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

Every child who put East Garforth Primary Academy 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
216
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
25.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,653
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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School overview

East Garforth Primary Academy is a primary school serving Leeds, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 216 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated East Garforth Primary Academy 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 6.0 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 among the top 1% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 113 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 40% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). East Garforth Primary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 20 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 25.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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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