Lawns Park Primary School
Chapel Lane, Old Farnley, Leeds, LS12 5EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Chapman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds South West and Morley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 107973
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132637364
About this school
Lawns Park Primary School is a community primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 233 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lawns Park 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
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
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 63% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 17% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 73% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 93% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 63% | 37% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Lawns Park 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 | 60% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 241 |
| 2023/24 | 237 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lawns Park Primary School compares
Lawns Park Primary School ranked 201st of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 6.5% | 34.1% | 233 | — |
| Ryecroft Academy | 49% | 5.5% | 46.9% | 350 | 0.4 miles |
| Whingate Primary School | 50% | 6.1% | 40.7% | 464 | 0.9 miles |
| Lower Wortley Primary School | 55% | 5.4% | 16.9% | 331 | 0.9 miles |
| Greenhill Primary School | 54% | 7.5% | 44% | 353 | 0.9 miles |
| Park Spring Primary School | 48% | 6.3% | 35.7% | 355 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report29 January 2025
- 3 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.13%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.46%
- Persistent absence
- 15.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ryecroft Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Whingate Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Lower Wortley Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Greenhill Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Park Spring Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Lawns Park Primary School ranks 169th 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 Lawns Park Primary School teach?
- Lawns Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Lawns Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lawns Park Primary School is Mr Simon Chapman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lawns Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lawns Park 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 Lawns Park Primary School?
- Lawns Park Primary School has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lawns Park Primary School full?
- Lawns Park Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 233 on roll (111%), 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 Lawns Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lawns Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lawns Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lawns Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Lawns Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lawns Park Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Lawns Park Primary School ranked 201st of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lawns Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Lawns Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lawns Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lawns Park 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.