Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School, Leeds
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Leeds. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 65th-highest of the 182 schools in Leeds with published results, and 4,602nd of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- 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
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School in detail
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Newlaithes is a warm, ambitious and inclusive primary school, rooted in its community and determined to provide an excellent education for every child. Children belong when they are known, valued and included. They believe when excellent teaching, high expectations and carefully chosen support allow them to experience success."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Saturday 14 November 2026 at 10.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School 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 92% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 52 families put Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School as their first choice and 158 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 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 Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School are Horsforth Featherbank Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 97% reading, 94% maths); West End Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths); St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1 mile, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); and Valley View Community Primary School (1 mile, Good, 87% reading, 89% maths).
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Horsforth Featherbank Primary SchoolWest End Primary SchoolSt Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolValley View Community Primary School
Who goes there
3.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (9%).
In 2026, 70 pupils (16.8%) received SEN support and 2 (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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kirkstall Forge Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Victoria Crescent (on), 250 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 122 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School are Horsforth School (1 mile) and Leeds West Academy (1 mile).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from January 2013, 13 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
From Ofsted's June 2022 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school creates a happy, welcoming community where every child feels valued and heard. Teachers deliver interesting lessons across a broad curriculum, with particular strengths in reading and mathematics where children get confident starts and build skills systematically. All children, including those with additional needs, are fully included and have chances to be leaders and make a real difference in their school and community.
Key Strengths
- Strong reading culture with enthusiastic reading ambassadors and well-stocked libraries - pupils enjoy reading and get off to a flying start with phonics
- Well-structured mathematics curriculum broken into small steps with effective strategies to help pupils remember and apply knowledge
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND who are fully included in all school activities
- Strong pupil leadership opportunities - pupils feel empowered to make positive changes in school and community
- Very low bullying with quick, effective responses to behaviour incidents
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils struggle to remember and make links with previously learned content in geography - curriculum changes in geography, history, art and design technology are still at an early implementation stage
- Need to ensure consistent building on prior learning across all subjects, particularly in the four newly changed curriculum areas
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with high priority given to child safety, regular staff training, vigilant reporting of concerns, and pupils knowing how to seek help.
Extracurricular Activities
Reading ambassador events, green ambassadors and wildlife meadow project, Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, school and community projects
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School continues to be a good school where pupils are happy, feel valued, and are engaged in a broad and interesting curriculum. Leaders have created a positive community focused on diversity, environment, democracy and community.
At a Glance
3.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 92% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 90% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 83% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.7
Avg class size
29.6
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
11
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School.
- art-K Horsforth550m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Leeds. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 2 April 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 19 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School 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
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
420 pupils
420 places
No 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(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
70
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
17.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
416
Total Pupils
212
Boys
204
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
19.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£41,092
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,027
Per pupil
£2253k
Total funding
£23k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
2.9%
Overall absence
2.8%
Persistent absence
362
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
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School
Questions parents ask about Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School
What are SATs results like at Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School?
Of the pupils at Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 82% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School is oversubscribed, Leeds allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School?
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School?
Classes at Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School average 29.7 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School?
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School has around 416 pupils on roll. 3% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School?
2.9% of sessions were missed at Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School in 2024/25. 2.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School?
Apply through Leeds's coordinated admissions process, naming Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School 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 Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School: art-K Horsforth (550m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School's term dates?
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Leeds. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 2 April 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 19 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School?
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School is at Victoria Crescent, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 4PT.
Sources: Leeds term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)