St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
Oakwood Lane, Leeds, LS9 6QY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Burns
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
- Constituency
- Leeds East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 313
- URN
- 108029
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132930318
About this school
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 313 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Nicholas Catholic 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
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
- 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 | 45 | 43 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 65% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 5% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 72% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 81% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 77% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Nicholas Catholic 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 | 64% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 314 |
| 2023/24 | 315 |
| 2024/25 | 316 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Nicholas Catholic Primary School compares
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School ranked 107th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% 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 | 64% | 3.3% | 23.7% | 313 | — |
| Co-op Academy Oakwood | 68% | 6.5% | 51.4% | 441 | 0.4 miles |
| Wykebeck Primary School | 31% | 8.2% | 55.5% | 388 | 0.4 miles |
| Co-op Academy Woodlands | 55% | 8.4% | 78.3% | 406 | 0.7 miles |
| Seacroft Grange Primary School | 39% | 10% | 52.6% | 195 | 0.7 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 72% | 5% | 40.1% | 435 | 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)
- 23.73%
- English as an additional language
- 35.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.33%
- Persistent absence
- 5.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Co-op Academy Oakwood0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Wykebeck Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Co-op Academy Woodlands0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Seacroft Grange Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School ranks 84th 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 St Nicholas Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Nicholas Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the executive headteacher of St Nicholas Catholic Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of St Nicholas Catholic Primary School is Mrs Jane Burns, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Nicholas Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Nicholas Catholic 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 St Nicholas Catholic Primary School?
- St Nicholas Catholic Primary School has 313 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Nicholas Catholic Primary School full?
- St Nicholas Catholic Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 313 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Nicholas Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Nicholas Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Leeds (rc).
- Does St Nicholas Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Nicholas Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Nicholas Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Nicholas Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- St Nicholas Catholic Primary School ranked 107th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% 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 St Nicholas Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Nicholas Catholic 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 St Nicholas Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Nicholas Catholic 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.