Westgate Primary School
Scarborough Road, Otley, LS21 3JS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Short
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 107879
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01943462349
About this school
Westgate Primary School is a community primary school in Otley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 226 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Westgate Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 6 December 2023, 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 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 71% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 90% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 81% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 77% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Westgate 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 | 57% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 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 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 243 |
| 2023/24 | 246 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westgate Primary School compares
Westgate Primary School ranked 87th 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 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 3.7% | 14.9% | 226 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley | 67% | 3.4% | 12.1% | 187 | 0.4 miles |
| Ashfield Primary School | 50% | 4.2% | 15.8% | 212 | 0.7 miles |
| Otley All Saints CofE Primary School | 74% | 3.7% | 8.2% | 212 | 0.9 miles |
| Otley the Whartons Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.1 miles |
| Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School | 79% | 2.5% | 1.4% | 206 | 1.9 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)
- 14.9%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.71%
- Persistent absence
- 11.35%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley0.4 miles
Primary · Otley
-
Ashfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Otley
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Otley All Saints CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Otley
-
Otley the Whartons Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Otley
-
Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Ilkley
Other schools in Otley
Westgate Primary School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Otley.
- Ashfield Primary School Primary
- Askwith Primary School Primary
- Otley All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Otley the Whartons Primary School Primary
- Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley Primary
- Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Westgate Primary School teach?
- Westgate Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Otley.
- Who is the headteacher of Westgate Primary School?
- The headteacher of Westgate Primary School is Mr Chris Short, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Westgate Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westgate 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 many pupils are at Westgate Primary School?
- Westgate Primary School has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Westgate Primary School full?
- Westgate Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 226 on roll (108%), 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 Westgate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Westgate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westgate Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Westgate Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Westgate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% 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 Westgate Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Westgate Primary School ranked 87th 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 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westgate Primary School's absence rate?
- Westgate Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westgate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westgate 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.