Lowtown Primary School, Pudsey
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Lowtown Primary School excels at creating an inclusive, happy environment where pupils develop important values like respect, responsibility and resilience. The school has made impressive progress in reading and writing through focused teaching improvements and specialist support. Pupils benefit from a wide range of enrichment activities that develop their personal skills and confidence, including responsibility roles like playground sports leaders and healthy eating ambassadors.
Key Strengths
- Strong improvement in reading and writing, with nearly 90% of Year 6 pupils on track to reach expected standards or above in reading
- Inclusive school ethos where staff feel valued and parents appreciate the open approach
- Effective speech and language support contributing to pupils' progress
- Wide range of clubs and sporting opportunities including gardening club and playground sports leaders roles
- Accurate self-evaluation by leadership team with clearly focused improvement targets
Areas for Improvement
- Middle leaders need to develop their skills further to drive school improvement more quickly
- Governing body needs to improve and develop new skills in certain areas, with planned changes yet to be implemented
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with pupils feeling safe in school and staff clear about their roles and responsibilities in keeping pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Gardening club, playground sports leaders, healthy eating ambassadors, Shakespeare week, sporting opportunities
Lowtown Primary School continues to be good. The leadership team has maintained quality education since the last inspection in 2012, with the headteacher bringing about positive change at a good pace since taking post.
At a Glance
13.0%
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 improved from 90% to 97%. Maths has improved from 90% to 100%. Writing has improved from 80% to 86%.
Class Sizes
29.7
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
208 pupils
210 capacity
2 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Pudsey
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Pudsey
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
3.79212%
Overall absence
6.14525%
Persistent absence
179
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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