St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa, Wetherby
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Edward's creates a warm, respectful community where Catholic values guide everything the school does. Pupils learn to read fluently through excellent phonics teaching and develop into confident, responsible citizens through an outstanding personal development programme. The school is a safe, orderly place where children are happy, well-behaved, and proud to learn.
Key Strengths
- Excellent phonics teaching - pupils become confident, fluent readers and those needing support receive targeted help including pupils with SEND
- Outstanding personal development programme preparing pupils exceptionally well for their next steps, including physical health, mental well-being, and community engagement
- Strong Catholic ethos promoting character development through virtues, with pupils developing mature understanding of citizenship
- Consistently high attendance and excellent behaviour with calm, orderly classroom atmosphere
- Well-sequenced curriculum planning with identified knowledge pupils should know and remember
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers sometimes plan activities that do not match the planned curriculum, and do not always adapt teaching to build on pupils' prior knowledge
- Some subject leaders lack expertise to support staff in delivering the ambitious curriculum effectively
- Governors need sharper understanding of curriculum quality to hold leaders accountable for education standards
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff and governors well trained, appropriate checks carried out on all staff and volunteers, and pupils having excellent understanding of online safety.
Extracurricular Activities
School council, eco committee, digital leaders, Mission Christmas charity work, positive psychology week, theme weeks focused on physical health and mental well-being
St Edward's Catholic Primary School is a good school where the Catholic ethos is central to school life and pupils achieve well. The school has strong personal development provision and high attendance, with pupils treating each other and staff with respect.
At a Glance
1.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 86%. Maths has remained stable at around 86%. Writing has declined from 100% to 91%.
Class Sizes
27.5
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
26.3
KS2
6
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
197 pupils
199 capacity
2 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wetherby
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wetherby
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 Absence2024/25
2.66385%
Overall absence
2.45399%
Persistent absence
163
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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