Wigton Moor Primary School, Leeds

From the headteacher's welcome: "Wigton Moor Primary School is a warm, friendly school full of people with a passion for providing the best for children. We are very proud that it is a happy, fun, secure place for children to learn and where they experience respect and tolerance."

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 19 November 2026 at 2pm and an open day on Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 2pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 98% of Year 6 pupils at Wigton Moor Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 98% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 88% in reading and 94% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 72 families put Wigton Moor Primary School as their first choice and 226 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Wigton Moor Primary School are Highfield Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 86% maths); Talbot Primary School (1 mile); Moortown Primary School (1 mile, Outstanding, 90% reading, 87% maths); and Primley Wood Primary School (1 mile, Good, 83% reading, 70% maths).

Wigton Moor Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

9.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 45.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (49%), White British (23%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 37 pupils (8.9%) received SEN support and 3 (0.7%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Wigton Moor Primary School had 17 teachers in 2026, one for every 25 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Burley Park Rail Station, about 3.9 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Barfield Crescent (at), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wigton Moor 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 90 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, burglary and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229).

Wigton Moor Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Wigton Moor Primary School are Allerton Grange School (1.1 miles) and Leeds Jewish Free School (1.1 miles).