Hunslet Moor Primary School, Leeds

From the headteacher's welcome: "Hunslet Moor is a community that as a Head teacher, I am very proud to be part of. I have worked at Hunslet Moor Primary School as joining as a teacher in 2008. I then progressed to being a Deputy Head teacher until taking over the Headship back in 2013."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Hunslet Moor Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (55% in reading, 59% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Hunslet Moor Primary School as their first choice and 92 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 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 Hunslet Moor Primary School are St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.2 miles, 84% reading, 84% maths); New Bewerley Community School (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, 58% reading, 56% maths); Greenmount Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 68% reading, 67% maths); and Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 44% reading, 46% maths).

Hunslet Moor Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

43.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 54% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (35%), Black (32%) and White British (12%).

In 2026, 75 pupils (17.6%) received SEN support and 8 (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 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Burton Road, 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hunslet Moor 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 583 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Hunslet Moor Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Hunslet Moor Primary School are University Technical College Leeds (0.8 miles), Cockburn John Charles Academy (0.9 miles), The Ruth Gorse Academy (1 mile) and Cockburn School (1.4 miles).