Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School, Leeds
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Parents love this school - children are genuinely happy and feel safe and cared for by all staff. The school has created a warm, vibrant learning environment with an enriched curriculum that sparks children's love of learning, particularly through poetry and art. The early years approach is outstanding, giving children an excellent foundation and involving families as partners in their child's education.
Key Strengths
- Strong, effective leadership team that sets high expectations and creates a positive, harmonious learning community
- Excellent early years provision with children making good progress and parents heavily involved in learning
- Well-planned, enriched curriculum featuring poetry, artwork and links between subjects that inspires pupils to learn
- Governors provide high level of challenge and bring new ideas to benefit the school
- New focus on writing is already showing positive impact with improved pupil outcomes
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment information accuracy needs to be rigorously checked across all classes, not just some
- Key Stage 1 standards fell in 2016 and need to return to national expectations by end of Year 2
- More of the most able pupils need to reach the highest standards, particularly in writing
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with detailed record-keeping systems, regular staff training, clear online recording of agency involvement, and strict safety routines including sign-in procedures for before and after-school clubs.
Extracurricular Activities
Before and after-school club with breakfast options and varied activities, poetry, artwork
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School continues to be a good school with strong leadership and a caring environment where children are happy and well supported. The school has recently expanded with new Reception and Key Stage 1 classes and is focused on improving writing standards across all year groups.
At a Glance
3.1%
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 declined from 92% to 82%. Maths has declined from 90% to 83%. Writing has declined from 83% to 78%.
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
30.2
KS2
11
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
416 pupils
420 capacity
4 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%
Primary admissions across Leeds (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
2.87614%
Overall absence
2.76243%
Persistent absence
362
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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