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St Chad's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Northolme Avenue, West Park, Leeds LS16 5QR · st-chadsprimary.co.uk · 0113 274 7110
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leeds 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 244
- 34 over 210 places · 116%
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10.9%
- First language not English
- 17.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 62% 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 | 29 | 45 | 1.6▲ | 62% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 54 | 1.8▲ | 54% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Chad's Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 9 Jul 2024
- 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: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (82 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 82
- 36% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (26%) with SEND