Talbot Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Leeds·LS8 1AF
Composite score
79.6
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#780
National rank
#66
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#19
In Leeds
Top 5%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
22%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
78%
71 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.18
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
299
any preference, for 60 places
Last place offered lived
0.57 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 916 m

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
484
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
7.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
12.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

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

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Location

Talbot Primary School at a glance

Located in Leeds, Talbot Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 484 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Outstanding' at its most recent inspection. 83% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 6.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 5% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 22% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Talbot Primary School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 71 first choices for 60 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.57 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% 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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