Schools by area › Leeds › Lower Wortley Primary School
Lower Wortley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Lower Wortley Road, Leeds LS12 4PX · lowerwortley-pri.leeds.sch.uk · 0113 323 0152
On the mapSearch near LS12 4PX
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leeds 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.29 mi
- 0.47 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Leeds Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 331
- 16 over 315 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.5%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.29 mi (472 m) from the school. Source: Leeds Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 46 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 46 | 51 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 51 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 47 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 39 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.29 mi0.47 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Lower Wortley Primary School on 24 September 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Sept 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jun 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 52
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied