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Bramley Park Academy, Leeds

Outstanding
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Bramley Park Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Leeds, part of Wellspring Academy Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 112th-highest of the 182 schools in Leeds with published results, and 9,159th of 14,452 across England. It was 65% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
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

Bramley Park Academy in detail

Bramley Park Academy in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to our forward thinking and caring school. Bramley Park Academy lies at the heart of our local community and we see ourselves at the central hub of a wider family - Wellspring Academy Trust We strongly believe in “making a difference” and ensuring all, of our pupils have the best possible opportunities both at school and beyond."

Headteacher's welcome (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Bramley Park Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 77% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Bramley Park Academy

For September 2026 entry, 46 families put Bramley Park Academy as their first choice and 118 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Bramley Park Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Bramley Park Academy are Stanningley Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 77% maths); Summerfield Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 58% maths); Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 51% maths); and Swinnow Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 71% reading, 68% maths).

Bramley Park Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Stanningley Primary SchoolSummerfield Primary SchoolBramley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolSwinnow Primary School

The trust

Bramley Park Academy is one of 33 schools run by Wellspring Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 33 schools in Wellspring Academy Trust

Who goes there

47% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 94 pupils (28.1%) received SEN support and 23 (6.9%) 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.

Bramley Park Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

Staffing

Bramley Park Academy had 20 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Bramley Rail Station, about 650 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fairfield Hill (at), 140 metres away.

The area around the school

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

Suspensions and exclusions

Bramley Park Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Bramley Park Academy are Leeds West Academy (0.6 miles), Pudsey Grammar School (1.2 miles) and Crawshaw Academy (1.4 miles).

Leeds West AcademyPudsey Grammar SchoolCrawshaw Academy

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

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Carrie Green
Pupils:334
LA:Leeds
Phone:01132564888
Address:Fairfield Hill, Bramley, Leeds, LS13 3DP
Trust:WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST (33 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 November 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Outstanding

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 1 March 2023View full report
URN:146542
UKPRN:10081446
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Leeds West and Pudsey
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its March 2023 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

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

At a Glance

47.0%

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
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Reading has declined from 77% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 74% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

21.4

Avg class size

20.2

Infant (KS1)

23.7

KS2

14

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Bramley Park Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Leeds

Term dates

Bramley Park Academy is an academy, 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

Train Stations

Bramley Rail Station (Entrance 1)
647m · 11 min walk
Bramley (West Yorks) Rail Station
660m · 11 min walk

Bus Stops

Fairfield Hill (at)
140m · 2 min walk
Nora Road (adj)
278m · 5 min walk
Calverley Drive (opp)
323m · 5 min walk
Mill Lane (near)
380m · 6 min walk
Fairfield Avenue
385m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
24
Fatal
0
Serious
10
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 14 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

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 Bramley Park Academy

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

65%

Available places

308 pupils

472 places

164 spare places 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: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(2)

1 March 2023
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
15 November 2017
Inadequate
Leadership & ManagementInadequate

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

94

SEN Support

23

EHC Plans

35.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Bramley Park Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication58
Autistic Spectrum Disorder33
Social, Emotional & Mental Health13
Specific Learning Difficulty6
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Visual Impairment2
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
65.6%
Asian
7.5%
Black
14.7%
Mixed
4.8%
Chinese
0.9%
Other
2.4%
Unclassified
0.9%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals47.0%
English as Additional Language22.2%

334

Total Pupils

178

Boys

156

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

20

Teachers

16.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,243

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,336

Per pupil

£2203k

Total funding

£251k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£381,950
EAL funding£15,214
Lump sum£145,125

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.2%

Overall absence

20.6%

Persistent absence

291

Enrolments

Authorised3.9%
Unauthorised2.3%
Persistent (10%+)20.6%
Severe (50%+)1.0%

Absence trend

4.3%
18/19
3.8%
20/21
6.2%
21/22
6.8%
22/23
7.0%
23/24
6.2%
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 Bramley Park Academy

What are SATs results like at Bramley Park Academy?

Of the pupils at Bramley Park Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 72% reached the expected standard in reading and 74% did so in maths.

What is Bramley Park Academy's Ofsted rating?

Bramley Park Academy was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2017 it was rated Inadequate.

What is the catchment area for Bramley Park Academy?

No fixed boundary. When Bramley Park Academy is oversubscribed, Leeds allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Bramley Park Academy?

Bramley Park Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 65% of its 472 places.

How big are the classes at Bramley Park Academy?

Classes at Bramley Park Academy average 21.4 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Bramley Park Academy?

Bramley Park Academy has around 334 pupils on roll. 47% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Bramley Park Academy have specialist SEN provision?

Bramley Park Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Bramley Park Academy?

6.2% of sessions were missed at Bramley Park Academy in 2024/25. 20.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Bramley Park Academy?

Apply through Leeds's coordinated admissions process, naming Bramley Park Academy 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 Bramley Park Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Bramley Park Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.

How many road collisions happen near Bramley Park Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 14 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 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 Bramley Park Academy?

Bramley Park Academy is at Fairfield Hill, Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS13 3DP.

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

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