St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Leeds

In its own words: "The Pupil Premium is additional funding given to schools so that they can support their disadvantaged pupils and close the attainment gap between them and their peers. It was introduced in 2011 and is allocated to schools to work with pupils who have been registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include multi-sports, choir, chess, gardening, art and Spanish.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 85% in reading and 92% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School as their first choice and 187 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are Broadgate Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 80% reading, 85% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 70% maths); Westbrook Lane Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 90% maths); and Horsforth Featherbank Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 97% reading, 94% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

11% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 91 pupils (22.7%) received SEN support and 21 (5.2%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has a resourced provision (14 places, 14 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (14 places, 14 pupils on roll) for autism.

The nearest railway station is Horsforth Rail Station, about 870 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Town Street Croft Court, 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 153 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229).

In 2024/25, St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School issued 21 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are Horsforth School (0.2 miles), Abbey Grange Church of England Academy (1.2 miles) and Ralph Thoresby School (1.6 miles).