Woodlesford Primary School
Church Street, Woodlesford, Leeds, LS26 8RD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Abidi
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 442
- URN
- 107834
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01133934416
About this school
Woodlesford Primary School is a community primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 442 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 54 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 74% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 86% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 88% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 93% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Woodlesford 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 | 61% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 435 |
| 2023/24 | 420 |
| 2024/25 | 434 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodlesford Primary School compares
Woodlesford Primary School ranked 86th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.3% | 12.3% | 442 | — |
| Oulton Primary School | 42% | 6.3% | 32.9% | 304 | 0.5 miles |
| Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School | 63% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 211 | 1.3 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell | 64% | 5.4% | 32.8% | 183 | 1.3 miles |
| Swillington Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 35.2% | 210 | 1.5 miles |
| Cockburn Haigh Road Academy | — | 5.3% | 31.7% | 63 | 1.5 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)
- 12.28%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.33%
- Persistent absence
- 11.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oulton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell1.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Swillington Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Cockburn Haigh Road Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Woodlesford Primary School ranks 66th 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 Woodlesford Primary School teach?
- Woodlesford Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodlesford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodlesford Primary School is Mrs Nicola Abidi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodlesford Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodlesford 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 Woodlesford Primary School?
- Woodlesford Primary School has 442 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodlesford Primary School full?
- Woodlesford Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 442 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodlesford Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodlesford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodlesford Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodlesford Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Woodlesford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodlesford Primary School rank locally?
- Woodlesford Primary School ranked 86th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodlesford Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodlesford Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodlesford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodlesford 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.