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Harehills Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Darfield Road, Harehills, Leeds LS8 5DQ · harehills.leeds.sch.uk · 0113 235 0539
Overview
- Ofsted
- Some aspects not as strong
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- 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
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 692
- 62 over 630 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 76.2%
- 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, 77 families put the school first and 78 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 | 78 | 77 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 79 | 78 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 83 | 82 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 86 | 84 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 76 | 73 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Harehills Primary School was: Some aspects not as strong.
- Outcome
- Some aspects not as strong
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 12
- 2% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 58% who had a child bullied