Seacroft Grange Primary School, Leeds
Seacroft Grange Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Leeds, part of The Leeds East Primary Partnership. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2020. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 171st-highest of the 182 schools in Leeds with published results, and 13,586th of 14,452 across England. It was 86% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2020)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
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
Seacroft Grange Primary School in detail
Seacroft Grange Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I am extremely proud of the children, staff and community at Seacroft Grange. Our classrooms, books, twitter account, conversations with children, staff and parents and community all showcase how beautifully GOLD our school is."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis and basketball.
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at Seacroft Grange Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 52% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 76% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Seacroft Grange Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 23 families put Seacroft Grange Primary School as their first choice and 78 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Seacroft Grange Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Seacroft Grange Primary School are Parklands Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 63% reading, 49% maths); Beechwood Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 68% maths); Cross Gates Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 87% maths); and St Nicholas Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 80% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Seacroft Grange Primary School.
Parklands Primary SchoolBeechwood Primary SchoolCross Gates Primary SchoolSt Nicholas Catholic Primary School
The trust
Seacroft Grange Primary School is one of 5 schools run by The Leeds East Primary Partnership, an academy trust.
What parents say
13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Seacroft Grange Primary School (as of September 2025): 77% would recommend the school, 77% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).
Who goes there
53.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 51 pupils (26.2%) received SEN support and 3 (1.5%) 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.
Staffing
Seacroft Grange Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cross Gates Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Foundry Lane (se bound), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Seacroft Grange 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 518 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Seacroft Grange Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 4.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Seacroft Grange Primary School are Leeds East Academy (0.5 miles); Bishop Young Church of England Academy (0.6 miles); Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy (1.1 miles); and Temple Moor High School (1.1 miles).
Leeds East AcademyBishop Young Church of England AcademyCorpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyTemple Moor High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from February 2020, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Seacroft Grange is a caring school where children feel happy, safe and included. The school has strong teaching of reading and excellent support for children with additional needs. Children benefit from a wide range of experiences that build their confidence and understanding of the wider world.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics programme with well-trained staff helping pupils become confident readers
- Effective support for pupils with SEND through partnership working with agencies and targeted communication development
- Well-organised curriculum with clear identification of essential knowledge from Reception to Year 6
- Positive behaviour and relationships fostered through high expectations and understanding of barriers to good behaviour
- Broad enrichment experiences through the '84 experience' offer that builds pupil confidence
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils' work does not consistently allow them to fully demonstrate and deepen their learning across all curriculum areas
- Attendance strategy for some pupils needs further refinement to remove barriers to regular attendance
- Need to ensure curriculum tasks better enable pupils to apply and deepen their learning
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff and pupils clear about who to talk to with concerns.
Extracurricular Activities
Choir, residential visits, buddy roles, playground leadership, bug house making, local historical site visits, after-school club, breakfast club
Seacroft Grange Primary School is a warm and inclusive primary school that has maintained good standards since its last inspection in 2020. The school has high aspirations for all pupils and provides a broad range of enriching experiences.
At a Glance
53.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
13 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 76% to 58% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 70% to 52% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 67% to 45% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.5
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
29.7
KS2
6
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Seacroft Grange Primary School.
- Premier Education Beechwood860m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Seacroft Grange Primary School is a foundation school, 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 Seacroft Grange Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Seacroft Grange 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
- 31
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 14
- Children hurt
- 9
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 14 serious and 17 slight.
9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
208 pupils
243 places
35 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Leeds
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leeds
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.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(9)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
51
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
27.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
195
Total Pupils
95
Boys
100
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
15.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£55,746
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,722
Per pupil
£1637k
Total funding
£147k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
10.0%
Overall absence
29.5%
Persistent absence
190
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
Questions parents ask about Seacroft Grange Primary School
What are SATs results like at Seacroft Grange Primary School?
Of the pupils at Seacroft Grange Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 58% reached the expected standard in reading and 52% did so in maths.
What is Seacroft Grange Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Seacroft Grange Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2020, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Seacroft Grange Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Seacroft Grange 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 Seacroft Grange Primary School?
Seacroft Grange Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 243 places.
How big are the classes at Seacroft Grange Primary School?
Classes at Seacroft Grange Primary School average 27.5 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Seacroft Grange Primary School?
Seacroft Grange Primary School has around 195 pupils on roll. 53% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Seacroft Grange Primary School?
10% of sessions were missed at Seacroft Grange Primary School in 2024/25. 29.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Seacroft Grange Primary School?
Apply through Leeds's coordinated admissions process, naming Seacroft Grange 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 Seacroft Grange Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Seacroft Grange Primary School: Premier Education Beechwood (860m 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 Seacroft Grange Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 14 serious and 17 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Seacroft Grange Primary School?
Seacroft Grange Primary School is at Moresdale Lane, Seacroft, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS14 6JR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)