Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Leeds

Ofsted's report card from its 21 April 2026 inspection grades Holy Family Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "As a result of the school's very effective approach to review and support attendance, almost all pupils attend school when they should."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Typically, from low starting points pupils achieve well at the school, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have devised a well-ordered curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear vision for providing high-quality education in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Pupils of all backgrounds, beliefs and/or disabilities are welcome at the school, which serves a very diverse community."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, including those responsible for governance, understand the school's context, strengths and priorities."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have implemented a well-considered programme of personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum and teaching, and the quality of work that pupils produce, are of a consistently high quality across subjects and year groups"; "Leaders should continue their work to ensure that pupils and children in early years secure the foundational skills they need, particularly in writing"; "Leaders should ensure that safeguarding records provide a full picture of the actions taken by the school to promote pupils' wellbeing".

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Holy Family Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 91% in reading and 91% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Holy Family Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Holy Family Catholic Primary School are St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 71% maths); Castleton Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 56% reading, 78% maths); Armley Park Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 88% maths); and Five Lanes Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 57% maths).

Holy Family Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

40.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 49.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (42%), White British (33%) and Asian (6%).

In 2026, 44 pupils (18.3%) received SEN support and 4 (1.7%) 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 Burley Park Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holy Family School, 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Holy Family Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 608 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229), as is usual near a town centre.

Holy Family Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.