Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Burley Road, Leeds, LS4 2HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Allie Hopkinson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 108001
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01133367401
About this school
Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 180 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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
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 | 28 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 41% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 50% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 50% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 54% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 100.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 47% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 187 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School ranked 94th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.6% | 49.5% | 180 | — |
| Kirkstall Valley Primary School | 79% | 7% | 44.4% | 221 | 0.2 miles |
| Brudenell Primary School | 54% | 5.4% | 28.9% | 235 | 0.6 miles |
| Armley Park Primary School | 77% | 5.8% | 55% | 224 | 0.6 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 58% | 5% | 36.5% | 179 | 0.6 miles |
| Beecroft Primary School | 85% | 3.2% | 17.3% | 344 | 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)
- 49.47%
- English as an additional language
- 55.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.62%
- Persistent absence
- 18.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kirkstall Valley Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Brudenell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Armley Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Beecroft Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School ranks 73rd 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 year groups does Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- The headteacher of Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is Mrs Allie Hopkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 big is Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School full?
- Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 180 on roll (86%), 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 Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Does Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School rank locally?
- Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School ranked 94th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's absence rate?
- Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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.