Burton Salmon Community Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Leeds, North Yorkshire·LS25 5JY
Composite score
49.2
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#7,529
National rank
#740
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#109
In North Yorkshire
Top 51%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
56%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
101.0
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%
6 first choices, 6 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
28
any preference, for 6 places
Applications from another council area
11%

Every child who put Burton Salmon Community 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
3–11
Pupils on roll
71
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
31.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
26.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£7,423
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Burton Salmon Community Primary School at a glance

Located in Leeds, North Yorkshire, Burton Salmon Community Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 71 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 56% 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%). 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 103 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% 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 Burton Salmon Community Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 6 Reception places. 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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