Clapgate Primary School
Cranmore Drive, Leeds, LS10 4AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Learning Trust (South Leeds)
- Headteacher
- Miss Heather Taylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 498
- Pupils on roll
- 442
- URN
- 107958
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132716700
About this school
Clapgate Primary School is a foundation primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 442 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 62 | 59 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 68% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 71% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 76% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 71% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Clapgate 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 | 69% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 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 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 447 |
| 2023/24 | 442 |
| 2024/25 | 440 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clapgate Primary School compares
Clapgate Primary School ranked 48th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 6.6% | 37.8% | 442 | — |
| Sharp Lane Primary School | 53% | 6.3% | 30.7% | 570 | 0.3 miles |
| Windmill Primary School | 74% | 7.4% | 53.3% | 394 | 0.8 miles |
| Elements Primary School | 54% | 4.9% | 29.8% | 395 | 0.9 miles |
| Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 45% | 5.9% | 44.3% | 419 | 1.0 miles |
| Robin Hood Primary School | 70% | 4.9% | 12.1% | 420 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.79%
- English as an additional language
- 16.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.56%
- Persistent absence
- 21.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sharp Lane Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Windmill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Elements Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
- 1.0 miles
-
Robin Hood Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wakefield
Other schools in Leeds
Clapgate Primary School ranks 40th 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 Clapgate Primary School teach?
- Clapgate Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Clapgate Primary School?
- The headteacher of Clapgate Primary School is Miss Heather Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Clapgate Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clapgate 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 Clapgate Primary School?
- Clapgate Primary School has 442 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Clapgate Primary School full?
- Clapgate Primary School has capacity for 498 pupils and 442 on roll (89%), 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 Clapgate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Clapgate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Clapgate Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Clapgate Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Clapgate Primary School?
- Clapgate Primary School is part of The Learning Trust (South Leeds). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Clapgate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clapgate Primary School rank locally?
- Clapgate Primary School ranked 48th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clapgate Primary School's absence rate?
- Clapgate Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clapgate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clapgate 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.