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Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School, Leeds

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 3–11

Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Leeds. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 180th-highest of the 182 schools in Leeds with published results, and 14,181st of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leeds (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School in detail

Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "We are very proud of our Church of England primary school and hope that you and your children enjoy your time with us. We are determined to help all our pupils achieve their absolute potential within a warm and caring environment. We are a Christian school but welcome all children, regardless of faith."

Vision and values (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils at Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 46% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 66% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 69 families put Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 180 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School are Lane End Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 59% reading, 69% maths); New Bewerley Community School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 58% reading, 56% maths); Greenmount Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 68% reading, 67% maths); and St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles, 84% reading, 84% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School.

Lane End Primary SchoolNew Bewerley Community SchoolGreenmount Primary SchoolSt Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Who goes there

48.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (30%), White British (27%) and Asian (25%).

In 2026, 106 pupils (23%) received SEN support and 20 (4.3%) 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.

Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Leeds Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lady Pit Lane (n bound), 130 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 617 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School are University Technical College Leeds (0.9 miles) and The Ruth Gorse Academy (1 mile).

University Technical College LeedsThe Ruth Gorse Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Louise Booth
Pupils:461
LA:Leeds
Phone:01132433375
Address:Beeston Road, Leeds, LS11 8ND
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 8 March 2023View full report
URN:108052
UKPRN:10075944
Diocese:Diocese of Leeds (ce)
Constituency:Leeds South
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

28.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-22ppMaths-11ppWriting-13pp

Reading has declined from 66% to 44% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 57% to 46% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 70% to 57% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

27.4

Avg class size

28.5

Infant (KS1)

29.4

KS2

15

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School.

  • GEEP CENTRE170m away · Not yet graded
  • Simba's Private Nursery & After School Club860m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Leeds's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Lady Pit Lane (N bound)
129m · 2 min walk
Malvern Road (E bound)
166m · 3 min walk
Northcote Green (W bound)
233m · 4 min walk
Beeston Hill Health Centre (at)
366m · 6 min walk
Fairfax Road (opp)
370m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
73
Fatal
2
Serious
18
Children hurt
8

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 73 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 18 serious and 53 slight.

8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Leeds is 18.5 (the median across 308 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

99%

Near capacity

419 pupils

420 places

1 spare place in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Leeds

Medium pressure
New homes approved:14,725
Projected new pupils:3,681

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leeds

Across Leeds council

Low demand council-wide0.79 applications per place

Places available

10,125

Applications

8,039

Got 1st preference

92.4%

Got preferred school

99.0%

All primary applications across Leeds council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(4)

8 March 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
7 January 2011
11 June 2008
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

106

SEN Support

20

EHC Plans

27.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication77
Autistic Spectrum Disorder25
Social, Emotional & Mental Health12
Specific Learning Difficulty4
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Physical Disability2
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Hearing Impairment1
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
27.1%
Asian
25.0%
Black
30.4%
Mixed
7.2%
Chinese
0.2%
Other
3.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals28.4%
English as Additional Language48.2%

461

Total Pupils

245

Boys

216

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

21

Teachers

22.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£53,024

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,829

Per pupil

£2823k

Total funding

£186k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£385,210
EAL funding£61,887
Lump sum£145,125

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.8%

Overall absence

10.8%

Persistent absence

371

Enrolments

Authorised3.6%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)10.8%
Severe (50%+)0.5%

Absence trend

3.1%
18/19
3.1%
20/21
4.2%
21/22
4.2%
22/23
5.3%
23/24
4.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School

What are SATs results like at Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School?

Of the pupils at Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 44% reached the expected standard in reading and 46% did so in maths.

What is Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2008 it was rated Outstanding.

What is the catchment area for Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, Leeds allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School?

Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School?

Classes at Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School average 27.4 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School?

Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School has around 461 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School?

4.8% of sessions were missed at Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 10.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School?

Apply through Leeds's coordinated admissions process, naming Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School: GEEP CENTRE (170m away, registered, not yet graded) and Simba's Private Nursery & After School Club (860m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 73 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 18 serious and 53 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leeds is 18.5 (the median across 308 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School?

Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School is at Beeston Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 8ND.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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