Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wetherby

Ofsted's report card from its 21 April 2026 inspection grades Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils' attendance compares favourably with national averages."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum that sequences knowledge from the early years to Year 6."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children get off to a highly successful start to their education."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders ensure that their firm commitment to inclusion is realised consistently in practice."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders are ambitious in providing an inclusive school where high-quality teaching means that all groups of pupils achieve success."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a comprehensive, coherent and well-sequenced programme of personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should further enhance opportunities to secure and consistently embed foundational skills within the wider curriculum for key pupils".

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to be the headteacher of this wonderful school and I am excited to maintain the high standards that the school sets whilst exploring ways to further develop both the effectiveness and distinctive character. Collingham is a thriving and happy village school on the outskirts of Wetherby, West Yorkshire."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 80% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as their first choice and 117 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are Crossley Street Primary School (1.9 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 100% maths); Bardsey Primary Academy (1.9 miles, 86% reading, 93% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby (2 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 90% maths); and Sicklinghall Community Primary School (2.1 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths).

Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

3.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 41 pupils (19.4%) received SEN support and 1 (0.5%) 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.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Collingham Sports Ground, 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 15 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229).

In 2024/25, Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.