Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery
Frances Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5BH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Jenny Pashley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 107827
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132551601
About this school
Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 44% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 70% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 74% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 67% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery 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 | 39% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery compares
Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery ranked 114th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.3% | 22.9% | 209 | — |
| Farsley Springbank Primary School | 75% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 417 | 0.3 miles |
| Farsley Farfield Primary School | 71% | 4.8% | 11.2% | 444 | 0.4 miles |
| Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School | 83% | 4% | 12.1% | 470 | 0.5 miles |
| Valley View Community Primary School | 80% | 5.4% | 18% | 429 | 0.7 miles |
| Stanningley Primary School | 70% | 5.4% | 30.7% | 212 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report2 April 2025
- 27 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.86%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.27%
- Persistent absence
- 7.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Farsley Springbank Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Pudsey
-
Farsley Farfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Pudsey
-
Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Pudsey
-
Valley View Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Stanningley Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Pudsey
Other schools in Leeds
Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery ranks 90th 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 ages does Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery is Miss Jenny Pashley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery?
- Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery full?
- Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 262 pupils and 209 on roll (80%), so it has space against 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 Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery ranked 114th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery'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.