Weetwood Primary School, Leeds
Weetwood Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Leeds. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 65th-highest of the 182 schools in Leeds with published results, and 4,602nd of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.7 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- Demand
- 1.7 first choices per place
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leeds (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Weetwood Primary School in detail
Weetwood Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Weetwood Primary School is set within attractive grounds, nestled between Otley Road and Weetwood lane. The school has excellent facilities which are used by the children throughout the year. The school building was built in 1894, as St Chad's Home of Waifs and Strays."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby and ukulele.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 26 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Thursday 10 December 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Saturday 20 March 2027 at 10am and an open day on Wednesday 24 March 2027 at 10am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Weetwood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (79% in reading, 86% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Weetwood Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Weetwood Primary School as their first choice and 170 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is 1.7 first choices for every place. 19 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Weetwood Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Weetwood Primary School are Meanwood Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); Shire Oak VC Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 100% reading, 97% maths); St Chad's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 83% maths); and Spring Bank Primary School (0.9 miles, 90% reading, 80% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Weetwood Primary School.
Meanwood Church of England Primary SchoolShire Oak VC Primary SchoolSt Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolSpring Bank Primary School
Who goes there
3.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 12.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (62%), Asian (13%) and Mixed (9%).
In 2026, 22 pupils (9.1%) received SEN support and 9 (3.7%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Headingley Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Weetwood Avenue (at), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Weetwood Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Weetwood Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Weetwood Primary School are Lawnswood School (0.7 miles), Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School (1.1 miles), Abbey Grange Church of England Academy (1.1 miles) and Leeds City Academy (1.3 miles).
Lawnswood SchoolCardinal Heenan Catholic High SchoolAbbey Grange Church of England AcademyLeeds City Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from March 2012, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2022 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Weetwood is outstanding at supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities, adapting learning to help them develop life skills for independence. The school celebrates differences and creates a genuinely inclusive community where all pupils feel they belong. Pupils are kind, well-behaved and understand important values like honesty, inclusivity and resilience that will help them throughout life.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional support and curriculum adaptation for pupils with SEND, with parents travelling from miles away to attend
- Strong emphasis on equality, inclusion and diversity woven throughout the school day
- Good early reading and phonics curriculum with fluent, confident readers
- Kind, well-behaved pupils with extremely rare bullying and strong sense of community
- Skilled use of assessment to check pupil understanding with responsive teaching
Areas for Improvement
- Medium-term curriculum plans need further development in foundation subjects including history and modern foreign languages to detail what pupils will learn in each year group
- Some low-level classroom disruption from a few pupils that leaders are addressing through mental health resources and therapeutic interventions
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong recruitment checks, regular local authority audits, well-trained staff to identify at-risk pupils, and proactive risk management.
Extracurricular Activities
Shopping trips for cooking and money handling, bed-bundle making for Leeds charity, peer mentoring with older pupils supporting younger children, climbing equipment and inclusive outdoor activities
Weetwood Primary School continues to be a good school with an excellent reputation for supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. The school has a strong community focus and has made rapid improvements under new leadership since January 2022.
At a Glance
3.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 79% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 86% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.8
Avg class size
30.3
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Weetwood Primary School
Term dates
Weetwood Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Leeds. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 2 April 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 19 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Weetwood Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Weetwood Primary School is in Leeds; for families living there:
Apply to Leeds for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 19
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 16 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
10 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Leeds is 18.5 (the median across 308 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
209 pupils
209 places
No spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Leeds
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leeds
Across Leeds council
Places available
10,125
Applications
8,039
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Leeds council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: 1.7 first choices per place
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
22
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
12.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
242
Total Pupils
119
Boys
123
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
18.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,419
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,097
Per pupil
£1155k
Total funding
£11k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.6%
Overall absence
6.0%
Persistent absence
184
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Weetwood Primary School
What are SATs results like at Weetwood Primary School?
Of the pupils at Weetwood Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 86% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.
What is Weetwood Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Weetwood Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2012, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Weetwood Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Weetwood Primary School is oversubscribed, Leeds allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Weetwood Primary School?
Weetwood Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Weetwood Primary School?
Classes at Weetwood Primary School average 29.8 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Weetwood Primary School?
Weetwood Primary School has around 242 pupils on roll. 3% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Weetwood Primary School?
3.6% of sessions were missed at Weetwood Primary School in 2024/25. 6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Weetwood Primary School?
Apply through Leeds's coordinated admissions process, naming Weetwood Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Weetwood Primary School's term dates?
Weetwood Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Leeds. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 2 April 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 19 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Weetwood Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 16 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 10 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leeds is 18.5 (the median across 308 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Weetwood Primary School?
Weetwood Primary School is at Weetwood Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS16 5NW.
Sources: Leeds term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)