Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Hough Lane, Leeds, LS13 3NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Esplin
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 371
- URN
- 108003
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132559680
About this school
Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 371 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bramley St Peter's Church of England 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: requires significant improvement.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 57 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 40% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 54% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 51% | 51% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 60% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Bramley St Peter's Church of England 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 | 33% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 399 |
| 2023/24 | 405 |
| 2024/25 | 401 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School compares
Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School ranked 199th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 7.4% | 37.6% | 371 | — |
| Raynville Academy | 67% | 5.5% | 38.5% | 397 | 0.5 miles |
| Bramley Park Academy | 63% | 6.2% | 56.5% | 334 | 0.5 miles |
| Whitecote Primary School | 61% | 6.7% | 42% | 429 | 0.5 miles |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 85% | 4.7% | 35.7% | 166 | 0.6 miles |
| Hollybush Primary | 50% | 7.6% | 48.4% | 337 | 0.6 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
-
Graded inspection report21 January 2026
- 5 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.6%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- Overall absence
- 7.38%
- Persistent absence
- 24.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Raynville Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Bramley Park Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Whitecote Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Hollybush Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School ranks 167th 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 Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School teach?
- Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Ruth Esplin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bramley St Peter's Church of England 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 Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School?
- Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School has 371 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School full?
- Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 371 on roll (83%), 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 Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Does Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School ranked 199th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bramley St Peter's Church of England 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.