Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery, Leeds

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of all the children, staff and governors, we warmly welcome you to Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery. We are a one-form entry primary school which sits on a split site. The Nursery and Reception classes are on our specialist Early Years site, which is separate to our Main School."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include running, choir, Lego, cooking and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £8 per session.

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 70% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 152 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery are Farsley Springbank Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 82% reading, 92% maths); Farsley Farfield Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 87% reading, 89% maths); Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 91% reading, 83% maths); and Valley View Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 89% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery.

52 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).

4.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%), Mixed (7%) and Asian (6%).

In 2026, 42 pupils (20.1%) received SEN support and 4 (1.9%) 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.

Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is New Pusdey Rail Station, about 720 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Farsley Library, 100 metres away.

Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery are Co-op Academy Priesthorpe (0.6 miles), Leeds West Academy (0.8 miles), Pudsey Grammar School (0.8 miles) and Crawshaw Academy (1.3 miles).