Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School
Victoria Crescent, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 4PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Marc Hayes
- Constituency
- Leeds North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 416
- URN
- 107860
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132588645
About this school
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School is a community primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 416 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 June 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 80% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 18% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 92% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 90% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 88% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Horsforth Newlaithes 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 | 79% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 420 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School compares
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School ranked 79th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 416 | — |
| Horsforth Featherbank Primary School | 87% | 3% | 19.3% | 211 | 0.4 miles |
| West End Primary School | 90% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 274 | 0.9 miles |
| St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 61% | 4.7% | 12.9% | 401 | 1.0 miles |
| Valley View Community Primary School | 80% | 5.4% | 18% | 429 | 1.0 miles |
| Broadgate Primary School | 63% | 5.5% | 23.3% | 421 | 1.0 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)
- 3.82%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 2.88%
- Persistent absence
- 2.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Horsforth Featherbank Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
West End Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
- 1.0 miles
-
Valley View Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Broadgate Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School ranks 61st 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 Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School teach?
- Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School?
- The headteacher of Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School is Mr Marc Hayes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Horsforth Newlaithes 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 Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School?
- Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School has 416 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School full?
- Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 416 on roll (99%), 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 Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School a faith school?
- No. Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School rank locally?
- Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School ranked 79th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School's absence rate?
- Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Horsforth Newlaithes 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.