Asquith Primary School
Horsfall Street, Morley, Leeds, LS27 9QY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Trudie Southward
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds South West and Morley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 324
- URN
- 132795
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01133075550
About this school
Asquith Primary School is a community primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 324 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Asquith 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 62 | 59 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 56% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 71% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 69% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 73% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Asquith 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 | 50% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 436 |
| 2023/24 | 399 |
| 2024/25 | 370 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Asquith Primary School compares
Asquith Primary School ranked 202nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 7.5% | 16.2% | 324 | — |
| Morley Victoria Primary School | 78% | 3.5% | 12.6% | 470 | 0.4 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley | 91% | 3.3% | 11.4% | 252 | 0.6 miles |
| Churwell Primary Academy | — | — | — | 467 | 0.6 miles |
| Gildersome Primary School | 63% | 6% | 18.1% | 352 | 0.8 miles |
| Seven Hills Primary School | 68% | 5% | 19% | 424 | 0.8 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)
- 16.15%
- English as an additional language
- 19.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.48%
- Persistent absence
- 21.55%
Location
Nearby schools
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Morley Victoria Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
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St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
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Churwell Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
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Gildersome Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
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Seven Hills Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Asquith Primary School ranks 170th 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
- Austhorpe Primary School Primary
- Bankside Primary School Primary
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
- Barwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Asquith Primary School teach?
- Asquith Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Asquith Primary School?
- The headteacher of Asquith Primary School is Mrs Trudie Southward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Asquith Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Asquith 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 Asquith Primary School?
- Asquith Primary School has 324 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Asquith Primary School full?
- Asquith Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 324 on roll (77%), 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 Asquith Primary School a faith school?
- No. Asquith Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Asquith Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Asquith Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Asquith Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Asquith Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Asquith Primary School ranked 202nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Asquith Primary School's absence rate?
- Asquith Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Asquith Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Asquith 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 30 June 2026.