Primrose Lane Primary School
Westwood Way, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Wharfe Valley Learning Partnership
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lara Bailey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 107869
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01937842667
About this school
Primrose Lane Primary School is a foundation primary school in Wetherby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 165 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 57% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 4% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 71% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 64% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 61% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Primrose Lane 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 | 74% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 221 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Primrose Lane Primary School compares
Primrose Lane Primary School ranked 139th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.6% | 12.9% | 165 | — |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa | 82% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 197 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa | 71% | 3.1% | 8.8% | 134 | 0.3 miles |
| Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch | 33% | 3% | 9.2% | 98 | 0.7 miles |
| Bramham Primary School | 72% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 184 | 1.1 miles |
| St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 22.2% | 164 | 2.2 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)
- 12.92%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.59%
- Persistent absence
- 11.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa0.2 miles
Primary · Wetherby
- 0.3 miles
-
Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch0.7 miles
Primary · Wetherby
-
Bramham Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wetherby
-
St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Wetherby
Other schools in Wetherby
Primrose Lane Primary School ranks 8th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Wetherby.
- Bramham Primary School Primary
- Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Crossley Street Primary School Primary
- Deighton Gates Primary School Primary
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch Primary
- Sicklinghall Community Primary School Primary
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa Primary
- St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby Primary
- Boston Spa Academy Secondary
- Wetherby High School Secondary
- St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Primrose Lane Primary School teach?
- Primrose Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wetherby.
- Who is the headteacher of Primrose Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Primrose Lane Primary School is Mrs Lara Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Primrose Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Primrose Lane 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 Primrose Lane Primary School?
- Primrose Lane Primary School has 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Primrose Lane Primary School full?
- Primrose Lane Primary School has capacity for 260 pupils and 165 on roll (63%), 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 Primrose Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Primrose Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Primrose Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Primrose Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Primrose Lane Primary School?
- Primrose Lane Primary School is part of Wharfe Valley Learning Partnership. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Primrose Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Primrose Lane Primary School rank locally?
- Primrose Lane Primary School ranked 139th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Primrose Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Primrose Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Primrose Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Primrose Lane 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.