Stanningley Primary School
Leeds and Bradford Road, Stanningley, Pudsey, LS28 6PE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Farrar
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 107966
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132557677
About this school
Stanningley Primary School is a community primary school in Pudsey. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 212 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stanningley 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 May 2024, 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 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 70% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 87% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 87% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Stanningley 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 | 59% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 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 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 220 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stanningley Primary School compares
Stanningley Primary School ranked 81st 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 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.4% | 30.7% | 212 | — |
| Summerfield Primary School | 50% | 5.5% | 35.9% | 193 | 0.3 miles |
| Bramley Park Academy | 63% | 6.2% | 56.5% | 334 | 0.4 miles |
| Valley View Community Primary School | 80% | 5.4% | 18% | 429 | 0.5 miles |
| Swinnow Primary School | 61% | 5.8% | 38% | 231 | 0.7 miles |
| Farsley Springbank Primary School | 75% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 417 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.65%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.43%
- Persistent absence
- 14.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Summerfield Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Bramley Park Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Valley View Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Swinnow Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Farsley Springbank Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Pudsey
Other schools in Pudsey
Stanningley Primary School ranks 8th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Pudsey.
- Calverley Parkside Primary School Primary
- Farsley Farfield Primary School Primary
- Farsley Springbank Primary School Primary
- Greenside Primary School Primary
- Lowtown Primary School Primary
- Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School Primary
- Pudsey Waterloo Primary Primary
- Southroyd Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Co-op Academy Priesthorpe Secondary
- Crawshaw Academy Secondary
- Pudsey Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Stanningley Primary School teach?
- Stanningley Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Pudsey.
- Who is the headteacher of Stanningley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stanningley Primary School is Mr Ben Farrar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stanningley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stanningley 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 Stanningley Primary School?
- Stanningley Primary School has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Stanningley Primary School full?
- Stanningley Primary School has capacity for 262 pupils and 212 on roll (81%), 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 Stanningley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stanningley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stanningley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stanningley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Stanningley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% 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 Stanningley Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Stanningley Primary School ranked 81st 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 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stanningley Primary School's absence rate?
- Stanningley Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stanningley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanningley 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.