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Bardsey Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Woodacre Lane, Bardsey, Leeds LS17 9DG · bardseyprimary.org.uk · 01937 572612
On the mapSearch near LS17 9DG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- 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
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 208
- 99% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Free school meals
- 5.8%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- 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, 17 families put the school first and 25 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 | 25 | 17 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 25 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 31% 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 | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▲31% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107868)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bardsey Primary Academy on 16 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 16 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Positive
- 100%
- Replies
- 30
- 15% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on 3 parents (10%) whose child was bullied
based on 4 parents (13%) with SEND