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Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School, Leeds

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Church of England
Ages 3–11

Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Leeds, part of Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 182 schools in Leeds with published results, and 749th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.

SATs results
Above England average
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
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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

Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School in detail

Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Roundhay St John's CE Primary School is proud to be part of the Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust ."

From the headteacher's welcome: "I hope that the information here will at least give you a flavour of who we are and what we are about. We are a Church of England school and so our Christian ethos and vision are central to the life and work of our school."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, guitar and Lego.

The school runs after-school care, from £8.00 per session.

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 97% of Year 6 pupils at Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 178 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School are Kerr Mackie Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 77% reading, 79% maths); Grange Farm Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 55% reading, 59% maths); Hovingham Primary School (1 mile); and Co-op Academy Oakwood (1 mile, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths).

Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Kerr Mackie Primary SchoolGrange Farm Primary SchoolHovingham Primary SchoolCo-op Academy Oakwood

The trust

Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School is one of 14 schools run by Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 14 schools in Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust

Who goes there

10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 24 pupils (10%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) 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 Cross Gates Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is North Lane, 280 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School are Roundhay School (0.8 miles) and Bishop Young Church of England Academy (1 mile).

Roundhay SchoolBishop Young Church of England Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; 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

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Lesley Briggs
Pupils:241
LA:Leeds
Phone:01132658451
Address:18 North Lane, Leeds, LS8 2QJ
Trust:LEEDS DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST (14 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 December 2023

Ofsted Rating

Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2023. Before that, as Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School (URN 108007), it was rated Good in January 2014.

URN:150229
UKPRN:10093451
Diocese:Diocese of Leeds (ce)
Constituency:Leeds North East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

10.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading97%
Maths90%
Writing87%

2024/25 academic year

Class Sizes

29.8

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

29.7

KS2

4

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School.

  • First Class Learning Roundhay220m away · Not yet graded
  • Foot-Tech Academy Camps500m away · Not yet graded
  • Step2Success Leeds810m away · Not yet graded
  • Leeds Tuition Centre910m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Roundhay St John's Church of England 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

North Lane
280m · 5 min walk
Roundhay Park Gates
313m · 5 min walk
Oakwood Lane Springwood Rd (adj)
412m · 7 min walk
Elmete Drive (adj)
433m · 7 min walk
Oakwood Ln Back Wetherby Terrace (at)
478m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
10
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 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

101%

Over capacity

209 pupils

206 places

3 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Leeds

Medium pressure
New homes approved:14,725
Projected new pupils:3,681

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leeds

Across Leeds council

Low demand council-wide0.79 applications per place

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: Oversubscribed

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

24

SEN Support

0

EHC Plans

10.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication15
Social, Emotional & Mental Health3
Autistic Spectrum Disorder3
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
42.7%
Asian
26.9%
Black
10.7%
Mixed
9.9%
Chinese
1.2%
Other
3.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals10.0%
English as Additional Language22.4%

241

Total Pupils

129

Boys

112

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

12

Teachers

20.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£45,474

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,196

Per pupil

£1175k

Total funding

£20k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£39,547
EAL funding£19,455
Lump sum£145,125

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.6%

Overall absence

6.5%

Persistent absence

184

Enrolments

Authorised2.6%
Unauthorised1.0%
Persistent (10%+)6.5%
Severe (50%+)0.5%

Absence trend

3.9%
23/24
3.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School

What are SATs results like at Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School?

Of the pupils at Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 97% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% did so in maths.

What is Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2023. Before that, as Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School (URN 108007), it was rated Good in January 2014.

What is the catchment area for Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Roundhay St John's Church of England 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 Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School?

Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School was full in 2025, at 101% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School?

Classes at Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School average 29.8 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School?

Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School has around 241 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School?

3.6% of sessions were missed at Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 6.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School?

Apply through Leeds's coordinated admissions process, naming Roundhay St John's Church of England 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 Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 4 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School: First Class Learning Roundhay (220m away, registered, not yet graded), Foot-Tech Academy Camps (500m away, registered, not yet graded) and Step2Success Leeds (810m away, 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 Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 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 Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School?

Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School is at 18 North Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS8 2QJ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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