Adel Primary School, Leeds

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Adel Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "The school has high ambitions for all pupils' achievement, particularly for those who face barriers to learning."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils arriving in the morning are cheerful, upbeat and ready to learn."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders' strong understanding of the curriculum and teaching underpins well-judged decisions that ensure ongoing improvement."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children in the early years get off to a flying start to their education."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The school quickly and expertly identifies where pupils face barriers."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders oversee a school that benefits significantly from their vision and commitment."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The impact of the school's personal development offer is evident in pupils, who are responsible, reflective and highly respectful."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders and those responsible for governance should maintain and build on the school's highly effective work to implement the recently refined assessment system, particularly to ensure pupils' standards of writing continue to match the consistently high outcomes seen in other parts of the curriculum".

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 6:00pm.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 26 October 2026, an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 9am, an open day on Friday 20 November 2026 at 9am and an open day on Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 1.15pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Adel Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 96% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 79% in reading and 97% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Adel Primary School as their first choice and 150 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Adel Primary School are Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths); St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 87% reading, 84% maths); Alwoodley Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 90% reading, 85% maths); and St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (1 mile, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths).

Adel Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

27 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Adel Primary School (as of April 2026): 96% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

7.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 31.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (49%), Asian (23%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 34 pupils (14.2%) received SEN support and 4 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Adel Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Horsforth Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodstock Close (at), 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Adel Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 98 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229).

Adel Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Adel Primary School are Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School (1 mile), Allerton High School (1 mile), Lawnswood School (1.2 miles) and Leeds Jewish Free School (1.3 miles).