Adel Primary School
Tile Lane, Adel, Leeds, LS16 8DY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Cordingley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 107892
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132301116
About this school
Adel Primary School is a community primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 239 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Adel 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 72% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 14% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 79% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 97% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 83% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Adel 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 | 77% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 234 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Adel Primary School compares
Adel Primary School ranked 28th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 4% | 8.1% | 239 | — |
| Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School | 73% | 2.8% | 13.4% | 202 | 0.3 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 74% | 3.7% | 11.7% | 198 | 0.8 miles |
| Alwoodley Primary School | 77% | 4.6% | 22% | 464 | 0.8 miles |
| St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 75% | 4% | 15.2% | 204 | 1.0 miles |
| Allerton CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.6% | 26.1% | 624 | 1.1 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.13%
- English as an additional language
- 19%
- Overall absence
- 3.98%
- Persistent absence
- 5.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Alwoodley Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Allerton CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Adel Primary School ranks 23rd of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds.
- Aberford Church of England 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
- Barwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Adel Primary School teach?
- Adel Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Adel Primary School?
- The headteacher of Adel Primary School is Mrs Julie Cordingley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Adel Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Adel 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 Adel Primary School?
- Adel Primary School has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Adel Primary School full?
- Adel Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 239 on roll (101%), 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 Adel Primary School a faith school?
- No. Adel Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Adel Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Adel Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Adel Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Adel Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Adel Primary School ranked 28th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Adel Primary School's absence rate?
- Adel Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Adel Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Adel 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.