Shakespeare 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
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Shakespeare Primary School excels at creating a welcoming, inclusive environment where pupils thrive despite rapid growth and change. The school places reading at the heart of everything it does, helping children not just learn to read but develop a genuine love of books. Parents praise the school's openness and accessibility, and children show excellent behaviour and genuine enthusiasm for learning.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership that has maintained quality whilst managing significant expansion and site relocation
- Effective middle leaders who are ambitious, well-trained and driving improvements across subjects
- Stimulating curriculum with high focus on reading, broad subject knowledge, and rich extra-curricular experiences
- Excellent governance with governors who are knowledgeable, supportive and well-informed through regular school visits
- Strong relationships with parents and families, resulting in above-average attendance and below-average persistent absence
Areas for Improvement
- Further develop the wider academic curriculum by providing more opportunities for pupils to write in different ways across subjects
- Continue to build on early reading progress and develop staff's reading teaching skills
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school has strong culture of safeguarding with regular staff training, high-quality record-keeping, and strong links with external agencies.
Extracurricular Activities
arts activities, sports, regular trips, reading ambassador roles, playground buddy roles, extra-curricular clubs
Shakespeare Primary School continues to be judged good by Ofsted. The school has successfully maintained educational quality while nearly doubling in size, welcoming almost 200 new pupils over the past year, most of whom were new to English.
At a Glance
41.5%
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 declined from 58% to 51%. Maths has declined from 73% to 69%. Writing has declined from 60% to 51%.
Class Sizes
30.8
Avg class size
26.4
Infant (KS1)
30.3
KS2
23
Total classes
7 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
116%
Over capacity
732 pupils
630 capacity
102 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)
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.80674%
Overall absence
15.01706%
Persistent absence
586
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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