Westgate Primary School, Otley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Westgate Primary School excels at caring for pupils' mental health and well-being, with parents praising the pastoral support and pupils feeling safe and valued. The school provides a broad, engaging curriculum with specialist teaching in music, Spanish and physical education that keeps pupils interested and well-rounded. The school has successfully improved mathematics outcomes through consistent teaching methods and creates a healthy, active environment where pupils understand the importance of fitness and balanced nutrition.
Key Strengths
- Strong mental health and well-being support with excellent pastoral care that parents highly value
- Effective early years phonics teaching leading to confident early writers
- Well-trained peer mentors and support systems that help pupils feel safe
- Strong improvements in mathematics through consistent teaching methods
- Varied curriculum with engaging specialist teaching in music, Spanish and physical education
Areas for Improvement
- Writing progress is not good enough, especially in Key Stage 2, with pupils not making expected progress compared to reading
- Teachers' expectations of writing quality are not consistently high enough across the school
- Limited follow-up checks to ensure identified writing weaknesses have been addressed
- Governors lack detailed progress information for all groups and classes to effectively challenge leaders
- Lower-ability pupils in writing are not given enough direction and support to catch up with peers
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with well-understood systems, strong recruitment procedures, strengthened site security, and confident pupils who know multiple adults they can report concerns to.
Extracurricular Activities
Peer mentoring, sports ambassadors, dance sessions, hula-hooping, skipping activities, school councillors, food ambassadors, family treasure hunt, family barbeque, music lessons, Spanish lessons
Westgate Primary School maintains its good rating overall, with strong pastoral care and positive pupil attitudes. However, significant improvements are needed in writing progress, particularly in Key Stage 2, where pupils' attainment has fallen well below national averages.
At a Glance
12.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 90% to 84%. Maths has remained stable at around 84%. Writing has improved from 74% to 78%.
Class Sizes
30.3
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
30.3
KS2
4
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
108%
Over capacity
226 pupils
210 capacity
16 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Otley
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Otley
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
3.71166%
Overall absence
11.35135%
Persistent absence
185
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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