Bankside Primary School, Leeds

From the headteacher's welcome: "My name is Vicky Broughton and I am the headteacher of this wonderful school. Bankside Primary School is a warm and welcoming school that prides itself on being at the heart of the community we serve."

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 46% of Year 6 pupils at Bankside Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 50% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (52% in reading, 43% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 67 families put Bankside Primary School as their first choice and 134 named it as one of their preferences, for 70 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Bankside Primary School are Hillcrest Academy (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 81% maths); Harehills Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 61% reading, 60% maths); Bracken Edge Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 74% reading, 72% maths); and Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles, 61% reading, 68% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Bankside Primary School.

Bankside Primary School is one of 3 schools run by Leeds Learning Alliance, an academy trust.

25 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bankside Primary School (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (80%).

38.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 74.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (51%), Black (16%) and other ethnic groups (5%).

In 2026, 321 pupils (47.5%) received SEN support and 3 (0.4%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Leeds Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Spencer Place Cowper St, 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bankside Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 818 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Bankside Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Bankside Primary School are Dixons Trinity Chapeltown (0.5 miles), Co-op Academy Leeds (0.8 miles), Trinity Academy Leeds (1.1 miles) and Roundhay School (1.1 miles).