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Kerr Mackie Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Gledhow Lane, Leeds LS8 1NE · kmps.org.uk · 0113 336 8499
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leeds 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Leeds Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 448
- 94% of 476 places
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.3%
- First language not English
- 45.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Leeds Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 52 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 52 | 33 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 47 | 0.8 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 40 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 51 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 32 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Leeds it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Kerr Mackie Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 May 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (60 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 60
- 14% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied