Hugh Gaitskell Primary School
St Anthony's Drive, Beeston, Leeds, LS11 8AB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Learning Trust (South Leeds)
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate McNulty
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 555
- URN
- 107959
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132716963
About this school
Hugh Gaitskell Primary School is a foundation primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 555 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hugh Gaitskell 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- 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 | 80 | 72 | 79 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 47% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 43% | 53% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 41% | 51% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 41% | 44% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Hugh Gaitskell 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 | 33% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 583 |
| 2023/24 | 567 |
| 2024/25 | 562 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hugh Gaitskell Primary School compares
Hugh Gaitskell Primary School ranked 194th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 6.3% | 38.5% | 555 | — |
| Beeston Primary School | 59% | 6.3% | 33% | 660 | 0.2 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston | 69% | 3.2% | 19.4% | 210 | 0.2 miles |
| Park View Primary Academy | 44% | 5.5% | 35% | 228 | 0.6 miles |
| Lift Cottingley | 82% | 5.9% | 51.1% | 242 | 0.7 miles |
| Greenmount Primary School | 50% | 5.9% | 40% | 483 | 0.7 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
-
Graded inspection report17 March 2026
- 19 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.46%
- English as an additional language
- 56.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.27%
- Persistent absence
- 19.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beeston Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston0.2 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Park View Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Lift Cottingley0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Greenmount Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Hugh Gaitskell Primary School ranks 162nd 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 Hugh Gaitskell Primary School teach?
- Hugh Gaitskell Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Hugh Gaitskell Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hugh Gaitskell Primary School is Mrs Kate McNulty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hugh Gaitskell Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hugh Gaitskell 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 Hugh Gaitskell Primary School?
- Hugh Gaitskell Primary School has 555 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hugh Gaitskell Primary School full?
- Hugh Gaitskell Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 555 on roll (88%), 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 Hugh Gaitskell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hugh Gaitskell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hugh Gaitskell Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hugh Gaitskell Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Hugh Gaitskell Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hugh Gaitskell 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 Hugh Gaitskell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hugh Gaitskell Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Hugh Gaitskell Primary School ranked 194th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hugh Gaitskell Primary School's absence rate?
- Hugh Gaitskell Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hugh Gaitskell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hugh Gaitskell 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.