Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Leeds

In its own words: "Our Catholic school is a community striving to face the challenges set by Christ in the Gospel message. In doing so, we aim to support and complement the parents/carers and the parish in the development of the full spiritual, cultural, intellectual and physical potential of each child within a loving, happy, secure and caring Catholic environment."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £2.00 per day.

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 52% in reading and 62% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 65 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 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 Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy are Hillcrest Academy (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 81% maths); Little London Academy (0.4 miles, 86% reading, 79% maths); Bankside Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 46% reading, 50% maths); and Shakespeare Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 51% reading, 69% maths).

Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is one of 9 schools run by St Gregory the Great Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

55.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 72.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (72%), Mixed (12%) and Asian (7%).

In 2026, 28 pupils (13.5%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Leeds Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mandela Centre (opposite), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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 983 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy issued 22 suspensions, 10 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy are Dixons Trinity Chapeltown (under 0.1 miles), Co-op Academy Leeds (0.8 miles), Adel Beck (0.9 miles) and Leeds City Academy (1.1 miles).