Brodetsky Primary School, Leeds
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Brodetsky has successfully reinvigorated teaching and is seeing real improvements in how well children read and write, especially boys. The school uses an exciting curriculum that connects learning across subjects, helping pupils become more engaged and enthusiastic. The leadership team is responsive and committed - for example, they quickly acted on safeguarding concerns about internet safety and have dramatically reduced pupil absence rates.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership that has improved teaching quality and pupil progress, particularly in reading and writing
- Effective safeguarding systems with staff confident in spotting risks and making timely referrals
- Children in early years make a strong start in reading and writing with creative learning opportunities
- Pupils developing a genuine love of reading with good access to resources matched to their ability
- Successful approach to engaging boys in learning through an exciting curriculum that applies skills across subjects
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers' expectations of the most able pupils are not ambitious enough, and questioning skills need development to challenge them more effectively
- Planning and evaluations of how pupil premium funding is being used lack sufficient detail and clarity
- Middle leaders sometimes focus too much on strengths and are not sufficiently candid about areas needing improvement
- More needs to be done to ensure the most able pupils reach higher standards
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the leadership team ensures all arrangements are fit for purpose, staff confidently spot signs of risk and make timely referrals, and leaders persistently find support sources for pupils and families.
Brodetsky Primary School continues to be good. The leadership team has maintained educational quality since the last inspection in 2014, tackling inconsistencies in teaching and successfully improving pupils' progress in reading and writing.
At a Glance
9.7%
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 87% to 91%. Maths has remained stable at around 88%. Writing has improved from 73% to 81%.
Class Sizes
23.6
Avg class size
25.7
Infant (KS1)
31.5
KS2
7
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
214 pupils
210 capacity
4 places over capacity
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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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.14439%
Overall absence
8.83978%
Persistent absence
181
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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