Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Calverley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Calverley offers a genuinely welcoming environment where children feel safe, happy and valued. The school has excellent leadership that focuses on helping all pupils progress, with particularly strong results in reading, writing and mathematics at key stage 1. Parents consistently praise the school's caring community spirit and children's enthusiasm for learning.
Key Strengths
- Strong, nurturing school culture where pupils feel safe, happy and valued - parents praise the welcoming ethos and sense of community
- Effective leadership team that has empowered staff and improved school performance, particularly in raising attainment of higher-ability pupils in key stage 1
- Well-above average attainment in reading, writing and mathematics at key stage 1, with greater depth standards exceeding national averages
- Intensive focus on reading improvement with clear impact - pupils enthusiastic and making good progress
- Strong safeguarding culture with secure recruitment systems and staff well-trained to spot signs of risk
Areas for Improvement
- Middle-ability pupils made significantly below average progress in reading in key stage 2 in 2017 - school addressing this as top priority
- Need sharper strategic leadership in supporting disadvantaged pupils and tracking their progress more closely
- Disadvantaged pupils' attendance rates need improvement through more focused approach to understand specific barriers
- Curriculum in subjects beyond English and mathematics needs broadening to allow pupils to develop knowledge and skills in greater depth across wider range of subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with strong culture at the heart of the school, secure recruitment systems, well-trained staff, and pupils confident they can talk to adults about concerns.
Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School continues to be good, with strong leadership maintaining educational quality through a period of expansion. The school has created a nurturing ethos where pupils flourish and feel valued.
At a Glance
6.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 92% to 83%. Maths has declined from 92% to 78%. Writing has declined from 90% to 72%.
Class Sizes
26.6
Avg class size
25.7
Infant (KS1)
27.5
KS2
12
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
351 pupils
420 capacity
69 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Calverley
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Calverley
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 Absence2024/25
4.02918%
Overall absence
8.93372%
Persistent absence
347
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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