Bracken Edge Primary School, Leeds
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Bracken Edge is a welcoming school where pupils from diverse backgrounds make good progress despite arriving with very low starting points, often speaking little or no English. The school excels at developing children's confidence in speaking and listening, and creates an outstanding safe environment where behaviour is excellent and pupils are genuinely caring towards each other. Strong leadership is driving continuous improvement in both teaching quality and pupil achievement.
Key Strengths
- Pupils make good progress across reading, writing and mathematics from very low starting points
- Behaviour and safety are outstanding - pupils are very well behaved, feel very safe, and are exceptionally caring towards each other
- Leadership and management are outstanding, with ambitious leaders who drive continuous improvement
- Strong focus on developing speaking and listening skills results in pupils' impressive confidence in expressing themselves
- Good progress for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs
Areas for Improvement
- Standards in reading, writing and mathematics are not yet high enough across all key stages
- Teachers do not place enough emphasis on ensuring pupils spell accurately
- Marking by teachers is inconsistent in quality and pupils are not always given opportunity to respond to written feedback
- Most able pupils do not always receive sufficiently challenging work to stretch their thinking
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective; pupils feel very safe and the school is exceptionally caring towards all pupils, especially those new to the school.
Bracken Edge Primary School is a good school where pupils make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics from very low starting points. The school serves a highly diverse population with over three times the national average of pupils from ethnic backgrounds and double the national average of pupils learning English as an additional language.
At a Glance
32.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 63% to 74%. Maths has remained stable at around 72%. Writing has improved from 52% to 60%.
Class Sizes
26.9
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
29.1
KS2
15
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
64%
Available places
362 pupils
562 capacity
200 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Leeds
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Admissions Demand - Leeds
Places available
10,239
Applications
8,283
Got 1st preference
93.1%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Leeds (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
8.68022%
Overall absence
32.59053%
Persistent absence
359
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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