Scholes (Elmet) Primary School, Leeds
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school has created a safe, welcoming environment where pupils enjoy learning and attendance is strong. The new executive headteacher has made quick improvements to behaviour management and staff morale. The early years provision is good and the curriculum offers rich opportunities for children to develop their values including tolerance and respect.
Key Strengths
- Executive headteacher has improved behaviour management, tackled staff performance issues and boosted morale
- Attendance levels remain above the national average with low persistent absence
- Early years provision is good and phonics screening results have improved
- Pupils feel safe and enjoy coming to school
- Curriculum provides good opportunities for spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching is not consistently good - pupils not challenged enough and progress is not rapid enough
- Leaders have not focused sufficiently on tracking pupil progress over time
- Subject knowledge in grammar and punctuation needs strengthening
- Pupil premium and sports funding not used effectively enough to support disadvantaged pupils
- School policies not reviewed in timely manner and some on website are out of date
Safeguarding
Safeguarding procedures are effective - an external review identified some omissions in the single central record which were quickly addressed and procedures tightened.
Extracurricular Activities
Games, dance, gymnastics, swimming
Scholes (Elmet) Primary School requires improvement overall. While the new executive headteacher has made positive changes to behaviour and staff morale, leaders have not focused enough on pupil progress and teaching quality remains inconsistent.
At a Glance
10.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 74% to 79%. Maths has remained stable at around 79%. Writing has remained stable at around 81%.
Class Sizes
28.7
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
10
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
121%
Over capacity
340 pupils
280 capacity
60 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Leeds
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leeds
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)
Inspection History(108)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.81282%
Overall absence
2.62172%
Persistent absence
267
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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