Hawksworth Church of England Primary School, Leeds
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school creates a warm, welcoming community where children thrive academically and personally. With well above average results in reading and mathematics, strong teaching, and an impressive range of enrichment activities, your child will be challenged to achieve their best while being happy and safe.
Key Strengths
- Children make good progress from early years through to Year 6, with standards well above average by the end of primary school
- Teachers have high expectations and use carefully planned activities that meet the needs of mixed-aged classes
- Pupils are polite, welcoming and happy, with excellent attendance and behavior
- Outstanding range of social, moral, spiritual and cultural activities throughout the school
- Effective use of sports funding to increase participation in physical activities and competitive tournaments
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils do not fully engage during questioning activities and let others do the thinking for them
- Teachers' marking does not always clearly explain what pupils need to do to improve, and pupils are not always given time to correct mistakes
- Spelling, punctuation and grammar standards are not consistently expected across all subjects
- Subject leaders need to use progress data more quickly to provide targeted support
- School improvement plans need measurable targets for pupil achievement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding procedures are effective - the headteacher has reviewed and strengthened all procedures to keep children safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Before- and after-school club with cookery and Open the Book assemblies, collective worship, religious education, poetry and art activities, music lessons with international songs, Gold Sing Up Award, sports including lunchtime activities and competitive tournaments, fundraising for charities, school council
Hawksworth Church of England Primary School is a good school where children make good progress across all year groups. Standards at the end of Year 6 are well above average in reading and mathematics, with the most able pupils achieving outstanding results.
At a Glance
4.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 71%. Maths has improved from 64% to 79%. Writing has remained stable at around 75%.
Class Sizes
29.7
Avg class size
3
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
78%
Available places
82 pupils
105 capacity
23 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Leeds
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Admissions Demand - Leeds
Places available
10,239
Applications
8,283
Got 1st preference
93.1%
Got preferred school
99.3%
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.84231%
Overall absence
8.69565%
Persistent absence
92
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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