Harehills Primary School
Darfield Road, Harehills, Leeds, LS8 5DQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Judith Wood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 692
- URN
- 107925
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132350539
About this school
Harehills Primary School is a community primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 692 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harehills 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 April 2025, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. 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 | 86 | 88 | 85 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 44% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 50% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 59% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 56% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Harehills 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 | 49% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 700 |
| 2023/24 | 701 |
| 2024/25 | 698 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harehills Primary School compares
Harehills Primary School ranked 167th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 8% | 45.1% | 692 | — |
| Co-op Academy Nightingale | 43% | 9.5% | 53.8% | 395 | 0.3 miles |
| Co-op Academy Woodlands | 55% | 8.4% | 78.3% | 406 | 0.3 miles |
| Hovingham Primary School | — | — | — | 669 | 0.3 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 72% | 5% | 40.1% | 435 | 0.3 miles |
| Bankside Primary School | 31% | 8.6% | 35% | 676 | 0.4 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)
- 45.05%
- English as an additional language
- 74.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.96%
- Persistent absence
- 30.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Co-op Academy Nightingale0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Co-op Academy Woodlands0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Hovingham Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Bankside Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Harehills Primary School ranks 137th 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 ages does Harehills Primary School teach?
- Harehills Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Harehills Primary School?
- The headteacher of Harehills Primary School is Mrs Judith Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harehills Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harehills 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 Harehills Primary School?
- Harehills Primary School has 692 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Harehills Primary School full?
- Harehills Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 692 on roll (110%), 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 Harehills Primary School a faith school?
- No. Harehills Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Harehills Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Harehills Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Harehills Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harehills Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Harehills Primary School ranked 167th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harehills Primary School's absence rate?
- Harehills Primary School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harehills Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harehills 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.