Swinnow Primary School
Swinnow Road, Leeds, LS13 4PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Becky Naylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 107979
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01133783100
About this school
Swinnow Primary School is a community primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 231 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Swinnow 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 41% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 69% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 52% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 59% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 Swinnow 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 | 40% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 251 |
| 2023/24 | 256 |
| 2024/25 | 242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Swinnow Primary School compares
Swinnow Primary School ranked 131st of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.8% | 38% | 231 | — |
| Lowtown Primary School | 86% | 3.8% | 15.4% | 208 | 0.3 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 73% | 4.4% | 9.8% | 297 | 0.3 miles |
| Park Spring Primary School | 48% | 6.3% | 35.7% | 355 | 0.5 miles |
| Stanningley Primary School | 70% | 5.4% | 30.7% | 212 | 0.7 miles |
| Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School | 83% | 4% | 12.1% | 470 | 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)
- 38.02%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.84%
- Persistent absence
- 17.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lowtown Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Pudsey
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Pudsey
-
Park Spring Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Stanningley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Pudsey
-
Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Pudsey
Other schools in Leeds
Swinnow Primary School ranks 105th 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 Swinnow Primary School teach?
- Swinnow Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Swinnow Primary School?
- The headteacher of Swinnow Primary School is Mrs Becky Naylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Swinnow Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Swinnow 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 Swinnow Primary School?
- Swinnow Primary School has 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Swinnow Primary School full?
- Swinnow Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 231 on roll (110%), 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 Swinnow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Swinnow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Swinnow Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Swinnow Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Swinnow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Swinnow Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Swinnow Primary School ranked 131st of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Swinnow Primary School's absence rate?
- Swinnow Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Swinnow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Swinnow 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.