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Elements Primary School, Leeds

Good
Primary
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Elements Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Leeds, part of Wellspring Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 122nd-highest of the 182 schools in Leeds with published results, and 10,359th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (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

Elements Primary School in detail

Elements Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "We opened our doors to children in September 2018 to meet the demand for Primary School Places in the Middleton area. We are a Google School and many of our teachers are certified Google Educators."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, yoga, dance, art and film.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Elements Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Getting a place at Elements Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Elements Primary School as their first choice and 142 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Elements Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Elements Primary School are Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 69% reading, 59% maths); Middleton Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 61% reading, 68% maths); St Philip's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 89% reading, 93% maths); and Sharp Lane Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 69% reading, 58% maths).

Elements Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolMiddleton Primary SchoolSt Philip's Catholic Primary SchoolSharp Lane Primary School

The trust

Elements Primary School 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

27.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (59%), Black (12%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 91 pupils (23%) received SEN support and 3 (0.8%) 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.

Staffing

Elements Primary School had 25 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Morley Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thorpe Crescent, 110 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Elements Primary School 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

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

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Elements Primary School are Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy (0.3 miles) and Cockburn School (1.3 miles).

Cockburn Laurence Calvert AcademyCockburn School

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:Carrie Green
Pupils:395
LA:Leeds
Phone:01135327089
Address:Acre Mount, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 4WR
Trust:WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST (33 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 24 January 2023View full report
URN:145879
UKPRN:10068114
Constituency:Leeds South
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

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

At a Glance

25.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading67%
Maths73%
Writing63%

2024/25 academic year

Class Sizes

28.5

Avg class size

28.0

Infant (KS1)

28.8

KS2

11

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Elements Primary School 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

Elements Primary School is a free school, 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

Bus Stops

Thorpe Crescent
109m · 2 min walk
Thorpe View
151m · 2 min walk
The Laurels
305m · 5 min walk
Old Acre Square (after)
310m · 5 min walk
Staithe Avenue
430m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
12
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Children hurt
6

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight.

6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.

4 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 Elements Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

95%

Near capacity

399 pupils

420 places

21 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

24 January 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

91

SEN Support

3

EHC Plans

23.8%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication49
Social, Emotional & Mental Health19
Autistic Spectrum Disorder14
Specific Learning Difficulty6
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Visual Impairment2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
59.0%
Asian
3.6%
Black
12.0%
Mixed
9.3%
Chinese
0.8%
Other
3.8%
Unclassified
0.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals25.6%
English as Additional Language27.1%

395

Total Pupils

188

Boys

207

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

25

Teachers

15.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,466

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,843

Per pupil

£2590k

Total funding

£171k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£275,270
EAL funding£33,696
Lump sum£145,125

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.9%

Overall absence

14.3%

Persistent absence

357

Enrolments

Authorised2.6%
Unauthorised2.3%
Persistent (10%+)14.3%
Severe (50%+)2.8%

Absence trend

2.7%
20/21
4.7%
21/22
5.7%
22/23
4.8%
23/24
4.9%
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 Elements Primary School

What are SATs results like at Elements Primary School?

Of the pupils at Elements Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 67% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.

What is Elements Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Elements Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2023.

What is the catchment area for Elements Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Elements Primary School is oversubscribed, Leeds allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Elements Primary School?

Elements Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Elements Primary School?

Classes at Elements Primary School average 28.5 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Elements Primary School?

Elements Primary School has around 395 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Elements Primary School?

4.9% of sessions were missed at Elements Primary School in 2024/25. 14.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Elements Primary School?

Apply through Leeds's coordinated admissions process, naming Elements Primary School 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 Elements Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Elements Primary School 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 Elements Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 4 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 Elements Primary School?

Elements Primary School is at Acre Mount, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 4WR.

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

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