Seven Hills Primary School
Appleby Way, Morley, Leeds, LS27 8LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Richard Catherall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds South West and Morley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 424
- URN
- 107824
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132527194
About this school
Seven Hills Primary School is a community primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 424 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- 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 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 61% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 8% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 71% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 78% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 75% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Seven Hills 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 | 62% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 464 |
| 2023/24 | 444 |
| 2024/25 | 437 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seven Hills Primary School compares
Seven Hills Primary School ranked 92nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5% | 19% | 424 | — |
| Morley Victoria Primary School | 78% | 3.5% | 12.6% | 470 | 0.5 miles |
| Morley Newlands Academy | 72% | 4.8% | 17.9% | 678 | 0.5 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley | 91% | 3.3% | 11.4% | 252 | 0.6 miles |
| Churwell Primary Academy | — | — | — | 467 | 0.8 miles |
| Fountain Primary School | — | — | — | 445 | 0.8 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)
- 18.95%
- English as an additional language
- 17.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.97%
- Persistent absence
- 11.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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Morley Victoria Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
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Morley Newlands Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
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St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
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Churwell Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Fountain Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Seven Hills Primary School ranks 71st 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 Seven Hills Primary School teach?
- Seven Hills Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Seven Hills Primary School?
- The headteacher of Seven Hills Primary School is Richard Catherall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Seven Hills Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seven Hills 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 Seven Hills Primary School?
- Seven Hills Primary School has 424 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Seven Hills Primary School full?
- Seven Hills Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 424 on roll (101%), 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 Seven Hills Primary School a faith school?
- No. Seven Hills Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Seven Hills Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Seven Hills Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Seven Hills Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seven Hills Primary School rank locally?
- Seven Hills Primary School ranked 92nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seven Hills Primary School's absence rate?
- Seven Hills Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seven Hills Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seven Hills 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.