St. Oswald's CofE Primary School
The Green, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 9BT
This school is closed (it closed in February 2026).
It was replaced by St. Oswald's CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Matilda Brown
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 405
- URN
- 108008
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
About this school
St. Oswald's CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Leeds. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 405 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St. Oswald's CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
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 | 52 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 63% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 10% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 79% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 69% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 St. Oswald's CofE 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 | 63% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 395 |
| 2023/24 | 420 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St. Oswald's CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.5% | 11% | 405 | — |
| St. Oswald's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Guiseley Primary School | 60% | 3.5% | 14.8% | 376 | 0.3 miles |
| Queensway Primary School | 31% | 9.2% | 56.8% | 35 | 0.6 miles |
| Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 74% | 3.3% | 3% | 207 | 0.6 miles |
| Yeadon Westfield Infant School | — | 4.3% | 14.9% | 109 | 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)
- 10.99%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.54%
- Persistent absence
- 7.46%
Location
Nearby schools
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St. Oswald's CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Leeds
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Guiseley Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
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Queensway Primary School0.6 miles
Primary
-
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Yeadon Westfield Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other 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 St. Oswald's CofE Primary School teach?
- St. Oswald's CofE Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Leeds.
- Has St. Oswald's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St. Oswald's CofE Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St. Oswald's CofE Primary School?
- St. Oswald's CofE Primary School had 405 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St. Oswald's CofE 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 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St. Oswald's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St. Oswald's CofE 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.