Colton Primary School, Leeds

From the headteacher's welcome: "You are here: Home > Our School > Welcome from the Headteacher At Colton Primary School we provide the very best education we can for all our pupils in a happy, caring environment. We want every pupil to enjoy their time at Colton and feel enthusiastic as they move on to the next stage of their education."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, athletics, gymnastics, swimming, yoga, dance, choir, guitar and gardening.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £6.50 per session.

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at Colton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 67% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put Colton Primary School as their first choice and 145 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 12 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Colton Primary School are Austhorpe Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); Whitkirk Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 67% reading, 74% maths); Templenewsam Halton Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 84% reading, 76% maths); and Manston St James Primary Academy (1.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 66% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Colton Primary School.

Colton Primary School is one of 16 schools run by Red Kite Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

6.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 47 pupils (20.6%) received SEN support and 3 (1.3%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Cross Gates Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Colton School, 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Colton Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 93 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229).

Colton Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Colton Primary School are Temple Moor High School (1 mile) and John Smeaton Academy (1.6 miles).