Scholes (Elmet) Primary School
Station Road, Scholes, Leeds, LS15 4BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head of Federation
- Mr David Roundtree
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Sphere Federation
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 340
- URN
- 107813
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132649149
About this school
Scholes (Elmet) Primary School is a community primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 340 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 | 43 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 70% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 14% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 81% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 81% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Scholes (Elmet) Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 350 |
| 2023/24 | 342 |
| 2024/25 | 334 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scholes (Elmet) Primary School compares
Scholes (Elmet) Primary School ranked 62nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 3.8% | 11.5% | 340 | — |
| Grimes Dyke Primary School | 43% | 7.4% | 54.5% | 227 | 0.6 miles |
| Swarcliffe Primary School | 52% | 8.1% | 43.9% | 299 | 0.9 miles |
| White Laith Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 28.6% | 241 | 1.0 miles |
| Manston Primary | 55% | 6.2% | 31.8% | 207 | 1.0 miles |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.7% | 16.9% | 481 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.51%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 2.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grimes Dyke Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Swarcliffe Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
White Laith Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Manston Primary1.0 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Scholes (Elmet) Primary School ranks 52nd of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds.
- Aberford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Adel Primary School Primary
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alder Tree Primary Academy Primary
- All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Allerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alwoodley Primary School Primary
- Armley Park Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Austhorpe Primary School Primary
- Bankside Primary School Primary
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Scholes (Elmet) Primary School teach?
- Scholes (Elmet) Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the head of federation of Scholes (Elmet) Primary School?
- The head of federation of Scholes (Elmet) Primary School is Mr David Roundtree, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Scholes (Elmet) Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scholes (Elmet) Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Scholes (Elmet) Primary School?
- Scholes (Elmet) Primary School has 340 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Scholes (Elmet) Primary School full?
- Scholes (Elmet) Primary School has capacity for 280 pupils and 340 on roll (121%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Scholes (Elmet) Primary School a faith school?
- No. Scholes (Elmet) Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Scholes (Elmet) Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Scholes (Elmet) Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Scholes (Elmet) Primary School?
- Scholes (Elmet) Primary School is part of the Sphere Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Scholes (Elmet) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Scholes (Elmet) Primary School rank locally?
- Scholes (Elmet) Primary School ranked 62nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Scholes (Elmet) Primary School's absence rate?
- Scholes (Elmet) Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Scholes (Elmet) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scholes (Elmet) Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.