White Laith Primary School, Leeds

Ofsted's report card from its 15 September 2026 inspection grades White Laith Primary School on 7 areas: 5 strong standard and 2 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Leaders prioritise securing the basic skills that underpin future success."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a well-sequenced curriculum."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children make a confident start to school in the nurturing, welcoming and well-organised environment."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have developed a supportive culture where pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged can flourish."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders provide a coherent and inclusive personal development programme that matches the school's local context carefully."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a clear approach to ensuring the high attendance of pupils."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear vision for the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should further strengthen the school's approaches to encouraging regular attendance, so that attendance continues to improve and persistent absence reduces"; "Leaders should continue to check and act on priorities for improvement, leading to consistently strong standards across all aspects of the school's work".

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at White Laith Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 90% in reading and 100% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put White Laith Primary School as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to White Laith Primary School are Fieldhead Carr Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 84% maths); Grimes Dyke Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 60% reading, 50% maths); Whinmoor St Paul's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 72% maths); and Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 90% reading, 83% maths).

White Laith Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

White Laith Primary School is one of 5 schools run by The Leeds East Primary Partnership, an academy trust.

9.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (74%) and Black (11%).

In 2026, 43 pupils (17.8%) received SEN support and 2 (0.8%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Cross Gates Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Naburn Close (at), 180 metres away.

In 2024/25, White Laith Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to White Laith Primary School are Leeds East Academy (1.2 miles), Bishop Young Church of England Academy (1.2 miles) and John Smeaton Academy (1.3 miles).