West Oaks School
Crowther Place, Leeds, LS6 2ST
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Mrs Keeley Murray
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 500
- Pupils on roll
- 503
- URN
- 108133
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01133235871
About this school
West Oaks School is a community special school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 503 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 34 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 88.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.30 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 29 | 36 | 34 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How West Oaks 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 | 0% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 410 |
| 2023/24 | 444 |
| 2024/25 | 488 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.17%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.99%
- Persistent absence
- 20.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leeds Arts University0.4 miles
Universities · Leeds
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University of Leeds0.4 miles
Universities · Leeds
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Adel Beck0.8 miles
Other types · Leeds
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Swarthmore Education Centre0.9 miles
Other types · Leeds
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Al Kauthar Girls Academy1.0 miles
Independent schools · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
- Adel Beck Other types
- Armley Grange School Special schools
- Broomfield South SILC Special schools
- Co-op Academy Brierley Free Schools
- Cockburn Reach Academy Special schools
- Future Horizons Leeds Ltd Other types
- Green Meadows Academy Academies
- John Jamieson School Special schools
- Lighthouse Futures Trust Other types
- Lighthouse School Leeds Free Schools
- Ormston School Special schools
- Penny Field School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does West Oaks School teach?
- West Oaks School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Leeds.
- Who is the principal of West Oaks School?
- The principal of West Oaks School is Mrs Keeley Murray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was West Oaks School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Oaks 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 West Oaks School?
- West Oaks School has 503 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is West Oaks School full?
- West Oaks School has capacity for 500 pupils and 503 on roll (101%), 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 West Oaks School a faith school?
- No. West Oaks School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does West Oaks School have?
- The schools register lists West Oaks School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have West Oaks School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is West Oaks School's absence rate?
- West Oaks School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Oaks School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Oaks 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.