Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School
Royds Lane, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Miss Siobhan Leonard
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 211
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 108018
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132828182
About this school
Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 211 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rothwell St Mary's RC 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 76% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 86% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 86% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 72% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Rothwell St Mary's RC 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 | 71% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 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 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School compares
Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School ranked 115th 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 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 211 | — |
| Rothwell Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 15.4% | 310 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell | 64% | 5.4% | 32.8% | 183 | 0.6 miles |
| Oulton Primary School | 42% | 6.3% | 32.9% | 304 | 0.8 miles |
| Cockburn Haigh Road Academy | — | 5.3% | 31.7% | 63 | 0.9 miles |
| Carlton Primary School | 73% | 5.1% | 12.7% | 323 | 0.9 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)
- 6.67%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 3.31%
- Persistent absence
- 3.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rothwell Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Oulton Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Cockburn Haigh Road Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Carlton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wakefield
Other schools in Leeds
Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School ranks 91st 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 Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School teach?
- Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School is Miss Siobhan Leonard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rothwell St Mary's RC 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 Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School?
- Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School full?
- Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School has capacity for 211 pupils and 211 on roll (100%), 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 Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Leeds (rc).
- Does Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% 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 Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School ranked 115th 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 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School's absence rate?
- Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rothwell St Mary's RC 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.