St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston, Leeds

From the headteacher's welcome: "If you are a prospective parent, my hope is that you can see St Anthony's being an extension of your family in the years to come. My name is Miss Leonard, and I am privileged to have been the head teacher of St Anthony's for the last sixteen years."

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an admissions event on Sunday 1 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 97% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 56 families put St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston as their first choice and 159 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.9 first choices for every place. 26 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston are Hugh Gaitskell Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 56% reading, 53% maths); Park View Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 59% reading, 56% maths); Beeston Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 72% maths); and Greenmount Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 67% maths).

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

40% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (33%), Black (26%) and Asian (7%).

In 2026, 57 pupils (27.1%) received SEN support and 3 (1.4%) 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.

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Cottingley Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Co-op (opposite), 210 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 563 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229), as is usual near a town centre.

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston are Cockburn School (0.8 miles) and Cockburn John Charles Academy (1.1 miles).