Otley the Whartons Primary School, Otley
Otley the Whartons Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Otley, part of Collaborative Learning Trust.
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
Otley the Whartons Primary School in detail
Otley the Whartons Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 4 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Otley the Whartons Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 107881), 90% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Otley the Whartons Primary School
Across Leeds, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Leeds lodged 173 appeals against primary school offers; 107 reached a hearing and 16 succeeded (15% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Otley the Whartons Primary School are Otley the Whartons Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 90% reading, 83% maths); Ashfield Primary School (0.8 miles, 75% reading, 57% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley (0.8 miles, Good, 75% reading, 83% maths); and Otley All Saints CofE Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths).
Otley the Whartons Primary SchoolAshfield Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, OtleyOtley All Saints CofE Primary School
The trust
Otley the Whartons Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Collaborative Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Menston Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wrenbeck Drive, 250 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Otley the Whartons Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 66 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Otley the Whartons Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in June 2026. Before that, as Otley the Whartons Primary School (URN 107881), it was rated Good in June 2017. See Otley the Whartons Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Otley the Whartons Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 107881). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 81% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Otley the Whartons Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Otley the Whartons Primary School.
- The Whartons After School ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Otley the Whartons Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Leeds's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Otley the Whartons Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Otley the Whartons 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
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was 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.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Otley the Whartons Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 107881). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 20 | 100 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 27 | 94 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | 23 | 104 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 28 | 114 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | 31 | 148 | 1.0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 116 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 35 | 26 | 106 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19 | 18 | 66 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 25 | 88 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 25 | 16 | 77 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 19 | 18 | 71 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 14 | 55 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 32 | 103 | 1.1 | 2 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Otley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Otley
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.
Absence at Otley the Whartons Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 107881). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
3.2%
Overall absence
2.4%
Persistent absence
165
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
Otley the Whartons Primary School
Questions parents ask about Otley the Whartons Primary School
Are there exam results for Otley the Whartons Primary School?
Otley the Whartons Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 107881), 90% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Otley the Whartons Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Otley the Whartons Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in June 2026. Before that, as Otley the Whartons Primary School (URN 107881), it was rated Good in June 2017.
What is the catchment area for Otley the Whartons Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Otley the Whartons Primary School is oversubscribed, Leeds allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Otley the Whartons Primary School?
Apply through Leeds's coordinated admissions process, naming Otley the Whartons 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 Otley the Whartons Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: The Whartons After School Club (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Otley the Whartons Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was 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 Otley the Whartons Primary School?
Otley the Whartons Primary School is at The Whartons, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 2BS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)