Westbrook Lane Primary School, Leeds

Ofsted's report card from its 10 March 2026 inspection grades Westbrook Lane Primary School on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Overall, attendance rates compare favourably with national averages."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a comprehensive early years curriculum that identifies key knowledge for all areas of learning."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school accurately identifies pupils' needs and understands the barriers some pupils face, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a deep understanding of the school's context and challenges."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school provides a coherent personal development and wellbeing programme that runs through the taught curriculum and wider experiences within school and beyond."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Although published outcomes in national tests have been historically positive, inspection evidence indicates that current pupils do not consistently demonstrate the secure knowledge they need across the curriculum, including the foundational skills they need in handwriting."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The school's curriculum is not taught consistently well across the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is taught consistently well across all subjects, including early writing, so that pupils secure knowledge over time and are well prepared for their next steps"; "Leaders should ensure that assessment is used systematically to track and monitor pupils' progress through the curriculum in foundation subjects so that gaps in knowledge are identified and addressed effectively"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently maintain high expectations for pupils' attitudes and engagement in all lessons so that pupils remain focused on their learning".

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a warm, family‑centred school at the heart of the Horsforth community where every child and family matter to us. At Westbrook Lane, everything we do is shaped by our vision of Caring Hearts, Curious Minds, Confident Individuals . This guides our approach to teaching and learning, the relationships we build and the experiences we offer every child."

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Westbrook Lane Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% 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 (93% in reading, 83% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Westbrook Lane Primary School as their first choice and 134 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 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 Westbrook Lane Primary School are St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); Broadgate Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 85% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 70% maths); and West End Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths).

Westbrook Lane Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

73 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Westbrook Lane Primary School (as of April 2026): 99% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 86% 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) (86%).

4.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (9%).

The nearest railway station is Horsforth Rail Station, about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Scotland Lane (at), 190 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Westbrook Lane Primary School 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 114 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).

Westbrook Lane Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Westbrook Lane Primary School are Horsforth School (0.4 miles), Ralph Thoresby School (1.5 miles) and Benton Park School (1.8 miles).