Kirkstall Valley Primary School
Argie Road, Leeds, LS4 2QZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Philip Robertson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- URN
- 107887
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01138878982
About this school
Kirkstall Valley Primary School is a community primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 221 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 28 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 43% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 64% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 61% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 71% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Kirkstall Valley 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 | 43% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kirkstall Valley Primary School compares
Kirkstall Valley Primary School ranked 40th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 7% | 44.4% | 221 | — |
| Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 67% | 5.6% | 49.5% | 180 | 0.2 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 58% | 5% | 36.5% | 179 | 0.4 miles |
| Beecroft Primary School | 85% | 3.2% | 17.3% | 344 | 0.4 miles |
| Armley Park Primary School | 77% | 5.8% | 55% | 224 | 0.5 miles |
| Brudenell Primary School | 54% | 5.4% | 28.9% | 235 | 0.7 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
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 19 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.39%
- English as an additional language
- 48.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.03%
- Persistent absence
- 21.08%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.2 miles
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Beecroft Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Armley Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Brudenell Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Kirkstall Valley Primary School ranks 34th 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 Kirkstall Valley Primary School teach?
- Kirkstall Valley Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Kirkstall Valley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kirkstall Valley Primary School is Mr Philip Robertson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kirkstall Valley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kirkstall Valley 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 Kirkstall Valley Primary School?
- Kirkstall Valley Primary School has 221 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kirkstall Valley Primary School full?
- Kirkstall Valley Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 221 on roll (92%), 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 Kirkstall Valley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kirkstall Valley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kirkstall Valley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kirkstall Valley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Kirkstall Valley 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 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kirkstall Valley Primary School rank locally?
- Kirkstall Valley Primary School ranked 40th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kirkstall Valley Primary School's absence rate?
- Kirkstall Valley Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kirkstall Valley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kirkstall Valley 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.