Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy, LEEDS
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Leeds, part of The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 60th-highest of the 182 schools in LEEDS with published results, and 4,333rd of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than 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
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 93% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 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 Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy are Iveson Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 80% maths); Ireland Wood Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 79% maths); Cookridge Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 82% reading, 84% maths); and St Chad's Church of England Primary School (1 mile, Good, 87% reading, 83% maths).
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Iveson Primary SchoolIreland Wood Primary SchoolCookridge Primary SchoolSt Chad's Church of England Primary School
The trust
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is one of 16 schools run by The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
In 2026, 30 pupils (14.7%) received SEN support and 1 (0.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy had 13 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 Horsforth Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holy Name School (opposite), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy are Ralph Thoresby School (0.7 miles), Lawnswood School (0.9 miles), Abbey Grange Church of England Academy (0.9 miles) and Horsforth School (1.5 miles).
Ralph Thoresby SchoolLawnswood SchoolAbbey Grange Church of England AcademyHorsforth 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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from July 2018, 8 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 July 2018 inspection - up from Inadequate.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
17.6%
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 declined from 93% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 86% to 80% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.1
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy.
- Iveson Primary School Holiday Club490m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is an academy, 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
Free school transport
Check free transport to Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy 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
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
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.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
5 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.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
207 pupils
210 places
3 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(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
30
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
15.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
204
Total Pupils
102
Boys
102
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
15.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,397
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,274
Per pupil
£1207k
Total funding
£58k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.1%
Overall absence
3.3%
Persistent absence
180
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy
Questions parents ask about Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy
What are SATs results like at Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Of the pupils at Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed, Leeds allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Classes at Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy average 29.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy has around 204 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy?
3.1% of sessions were missed at Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy in 2024/25. 3.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Apply through Leeds's coordinated admissions process, naming Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy 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 Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy: Iveson Primary School Holiday Club (490m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy?
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. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 5 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 Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is at Otley Old Road, Cookridge, LEEDS, West Yorkshire, LS16 6NF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)