Fieldhead Carr Primary School, Leeds
Fieldhead Carr Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Leeds. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 70th-highest of the 182 schools in Leeds with published results, and 4,824th of 14,452 across England. It was 89% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
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
Fieldhead Carr Primary School in detail
Fieldhead Carr Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "We aim to help every learner reach their full potential, develop confidence and have a love of learning. School evaluation framework is evaluated annually. Stakeholders including children, parents, staff and governors contributes to the document."
From the headteacher's welcome: "As the headteacher, I would like to welcome you to Fieldhead Carr Primary School. It is clear the moment you step through the door that Fieldhead Carr is a truly special place, where our children are at the centre of everything we do."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Fieldhead Carr Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 81% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Fieldhead Carr Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Fieldhead Carr Primary School as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Fieldhead Carr Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fieldhead Carr Primary School are Whinmoor St Paul's Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 72% maths); White Laith Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 86% maths); Grange Farm Primary School (1 mile, Good, 55% reading, 59% maths); and Grimes Dyke Primary School (1 mile, Good, 60% reading, 50% maths).
Fieldhead Carr Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Whinmoor St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolWhite Laith Primary SchoolGrange Farm Primary SchoolGrimes Dyke Primary School
Who goes there
33.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%), Mixed (9%) and Black (5%).
In 2026, 66 pupils (16.3%) received SEN support and 6 (1.5%) 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 autism.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cross Gates Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whinmoor, 90 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 137 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Fieldhead Carr Primary School issued 29 suspensions, 7.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; 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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from November 2018, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2018 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
33.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 72% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 58% to 62% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
26.9
KS2
14
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Fieldhead Carr Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Fieldhead Carr Primary School.
- Wellies at Whinmoor460m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Fieldhead Carr Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Leeds. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 2 April 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 19 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Fieldhead Carr Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fieldhead Carr Primary School is in Leeds; for families living there:
Apply to Leeds for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
2 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 Fieldhead Carr Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
375 pupils
420 places
45 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Leeds
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leeds
Across Leeds council
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(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
66
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
17.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
406
Total Pupils
197
Boys
209
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
19.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£42,946
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,480
Per pupil
£2325k
Total funding
£171k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.1%
Overall absence
24.6%
Persistent absence
329
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Fieldhead Carr Primary School
What are SATs results like at Fieldhead Carr Primary School?
Of the pupils at Fieldhead Carr Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 84% did so in maths.
What is Fieldhead Carr Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Fieldhead Carr Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Fieldhead Carr Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Fieldhead Carr 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 Fieldhead Carr Primary School?
Fieldhead Carr Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 89% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Fieldhead Carr Primary School?
Classes at Fieldhead Carr Primary School average 27.1 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Fieldhead Carr Primary School?
Fieldhead Carr Primary School has around 406 pupils on roll. 34% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Fieldhead Carr Primary School?
7.1% of sessions were missed at Fieldhead Carr Primary School in 2024/25. 24.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Fieldhead Carr Primary School?
Apply through Leeds's coordinated admissions process, naming Fieldhead Carr 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 Fieldhead Carr Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Fieldhead Carr Primary School: Wellies at Whinmoor (460m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Fieldhead Carr Primary School's term dates?
Fieldhead Carr Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Leeds. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 2 April 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 19 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Fieldhead Carr Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 2 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 Fieldhead Carr Primary School?
Fieldhead Carr Primary School is at Naburn Approach, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS14 2EG.
Sources: Leeds term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)