Cross Gates Primary School
Poole Crescent, Leeds, LS15 7NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Leeds East Primary Partnership
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sophie Wilkinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 259
- URN
- 107934
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132645763
About this school
Cross Gates Primary School is a foundation primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 259 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 69% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 76% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 83% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Cross Gates 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 | 48% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 256 |
| 2023/24 | 266 |
| 2024/25 | 268 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cross Gates Primary School compares
Cross Gates Primary School ranked 83rd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% 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 | 70% | 7% | 41.4% | 259 | — |
| Parklands Primary School | 45% | 7.4% | 41.4% | 360 | 0.5 miles |
| Seacroft Grange Primary School | 39% | 10% | 52.6% | 195 | 0.6 miles |
| Templenewsam Halton Primary School | 62% | 5.7% | 15.9% | 454 | 0.6 miles |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.7% | 16.9% | 481 | 0.7 miles |
| Manston St James Primary Academy | 51% | 5.7% | 18.6% | 323 | 0.8 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)
- 41.35%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.03%
- Persistent absence
- 18.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parklands Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Seacroft Grange Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Templenewsam Halton Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Manston St James Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Cross Gates Primary School ranks 63rd 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 Cross Gates Primary School teach?
- Cross Gates Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Cross Gates Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cross Gates Primary School is Mrs Sophie Wilkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cross Gates Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cross Gates 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 Cross Gates Primary School?
- Cross Gates Primary School has 259 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Cross Gates Primary School full?
- Cross Gates Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 259 on roll (123%), 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 Cross Gates Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cross Gates Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cross Gates Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cross Gates Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Cross Gates Primary School?
- Cross Gates Primary School is part of The Leeds East Primary Partnership. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cross Gates Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cross Gates Primary School rank locally?
- Cross Gates Primary School ranked 83rd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% 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 Cross Gates Primary School's absence rate?
- Cross Gates Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cross Gates Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cross Gates 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.