Ireland Wood Primary School
Raynel Gardens, Leeds, LS16 6BW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Leeds North West Education Partnership Foundation
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Blackburn
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 386
- URN
- 107896
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132678032
About this school
Ireland Wood Primary School is a foundation primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 386 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 24 November 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 | 60 | 54 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 15% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 72% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 70% | 49% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Ireland Wood 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 | 63% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 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 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 406 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ireland Wood Primary School compares
Ireland Wood Primary School ranked 122nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.7% | 31.8% | 386 | — |
| Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy | 77% | 3.2% | 20.2% | 204 | 0.4 miles |
| Cookridge Primary School | 76% | 4.9% | 22% | 314 | 0.5 miles |
| Iveson Primary School | 59% | 5.3% | 41.2% | 379 | 0.7 miles |
| Cookridge Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 82% | 3.6% | 9.8% | 381 | 0.8 miles |
| Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School | 73% | 2.8% | 13.4% | 202 | 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)
- 31.77%
- English as an additional language
- 19.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.74%
- Persistent absence
- 17.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Cookridge Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Iveson Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Cookridge Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Ireland Wood Primary School ranks 98th 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 Ireland Wood Primary School teach?
- Ireland Wood Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Ireland Wood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ireland Wood Primary School is Mr Ian Blackburn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ireland Wood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ireland Wood 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 Ireland Wood Primary School?
- Ireland Wood Primary School has 386 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Ireland Wood Primary School full?
- Ireland Wood Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 386 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 Ireland Wood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ireland Wood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ireland Wood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ireland Wood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ireland Wood Primary School?
- Ireland Wood Primary School is part of The Leeds North West Education Partnership Foundation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Ireland Wood Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Ireland Wood Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ireland Wood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ireland Wood Primary School rank locally?
- Ireland Wood Primary School ranked 122nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ireland Wood Primary School's absence rate?
- Ireland Wood Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ireland Wood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ireland Wood 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.