Whitkirk Primary School, Leeds

From the headteacher's welcome: "You are here: Home > Our School > Welcome from the Headteacher At Whitkirk Primary School, we take pride in being a school with a big heart. It is a place where happiness, kindness, and respect are at the core of everything we do, ensuring that each child feels nurtured, safe, and valued."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, cricket, Lego and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £37.50 per day.

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Whitkirk Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 77% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 75 families put Whitkirk Primary School as their first choice and 169 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 20 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Whitkirk Primary School are Templenewsam Halton Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 76% maths); Colton Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 66% reading, 66% maths); Austhorpe Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); and Cross Gates Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 83% reading, 87% maths).

Whitkirk Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Whitkirk Primary School is one of 16 schools run by Red Kite Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

11.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 74 pupils (17.4%) received SEN support and 5 (1.2%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Cross Gates Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Templegate Walk (near), 230 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 143 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229).

In 2024/25, Whitkirk Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Whitkirk Primary School are Temple Moor High School (0.3 miles); Temple Learning Academy (1.1 miles); and Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy (1.2 miles).