St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa, Select

In its own words: "At St Mary's, in partnership with parents, carers and governors, we seek to make our school a place of high quality learning and interaction. It's a place to make friends and start on the lifelong learning journey."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, basketball, multi-sports, dance, choir and art.

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 70% in reading and 55% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa as their first choice and 52 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 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 Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa are Primrose Lane Primary School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 76% reading, 69% maths); St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa (0.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths); Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 67% maths); and Bramham Primary School (1 mile, Good, 90% reading, 79% maths).

St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

71 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

6.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 23 pupils (17.2%) received SEN support and 3 (2.2%) 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.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Martin House Hospice, 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 35 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229).

In 2024/25, St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa issued 1 suspension, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.