Bardsey Primary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Leeds·LS17 9DG
Composite score
86.4
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#389
National rank
#34
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#8
In Leeds
Top 3%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
79%
% achieving higher RWM
31%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
17 first choices, 25 places
First choices per place
0.68
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
62
any preference, for 25 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.62
00.511.5
1 per place
n/a20220.9720230.9320241.3020250.682026

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

Every child who put Bardsey 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
5–11
Pupils on roll
202
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
4.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,728
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Bardsey Primary Academy

Bardsey Primary Academy is a primary school in Leeds, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 202 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well 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 among the top 3% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 31% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Bardsey Primary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 17 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 22.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 4% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Bardsey Primary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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