Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Town Gate, Calverley, LS28 5NF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Minett
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Constituency
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 351
- URN
- 107996
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132575127
About this school
Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Calverley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 351 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 January 2023, 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 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 83% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 92% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 92% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 88% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| 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 Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 | 68% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 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 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 379 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compares
Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 111th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4% | 6.9% | 351 | — |
| Calverley Parkside Primary School | 71% | 4.9% | 10.8% | 229 | 0.2 miles |
| Greengates Primary Academy | 71% | 5.6% | 32.3% | 204 | 1.1 miles |
| Holybrook Primary School | 64% | 6.6% | 62.5% | 256 | 1.2 miles |
| Co-op Academy Parkland | 65% | 8.3% | 60.7% | 186 | 1.4 miles |
| Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 46% | 7.2% | 36.6% | 180 | 1.4 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)
- 6.86%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.03%
- Persistent absence
- 8.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Calverley Parkside Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Pudsey
-
Greengates Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Holybrook Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Co-op Academy Parkland1.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
Common questions
- What ages does Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teach?
- Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Calverley.
- Who is the headteacher of Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is Mr Chris Minett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 351 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School full?
- Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 351 on roll (84%), 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 Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Does Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 111th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided 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.