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South Milford Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Sand Lane, South Milford, Leeds LS25 5AU · southmilfordprimary.co.uk · 01977 682359
On the mapSearch near LS25 5AU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Yorkshire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 190
- 90% of 210 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 8.9%
- First language not English
- 0.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 28 places were offered; 96% 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 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 19 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 25 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across North Yorkshire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121418)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for South Milford Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121418), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121418)
Jul 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121418)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 50
- 25% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied