Rufford Park Primary School
Rufford Avenue, Leeds, LS19 7QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Aireborough Learning Partnership
- Headteacher
- Mr David Cooke
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 341
- Pupils on roll
- 325
- URN
- 134317
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01133910906
About this school
Rufford Park Primary School is a foundation primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 325 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. 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 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 45 | 41 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 66% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 12% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 73% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 78% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 80% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Rufford Park 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 | 67% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 326 |
| 2023/24 | 318 |
| 2024/25 | 327 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rufford Park Primary School compares
Rufford Park Primary School ranked 55th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.5% | 12.5% | 325 | — |
| Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School | 70% | 3.5% | 7.2% | 291 | 0.6 miles |
| Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 74% | 3.3% | 3% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| Yeadon Westfield Infant School | — | 4.3% | 14.9% | 109 | 0.8 miles |
| Queensway Primary School | 31% | 9.2% | 56.8% | 35 | 0.9 miles |
| Rawdon St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 63% | 2.8% | 4% | 298 | 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)
- 12.54%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 11.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Yeadon Westfield Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Queensway Primary School0.9 miles
Primary
- 0.9 miles
Other schools in Leeds
Rufford Park Primary School ranks 46th 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 year groups does Rufford Park Primary School teach?
- Rufford Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Rufford Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rufford Park Primary School is Mr David Cooke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rufford Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rufford Park 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 big is Rufford Park Primary School?
- Rufford Park Primary School has 325 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rufford Park Primary School full?
- Rufford Park Primary School has capacity for 341 pupils and 325 on roll (95%), 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 Rufford Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rufford Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rufford Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rufford Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Rufford Park Primary School?
- Rufford Park Primary School is part of Aireborough Learning Partnership. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rufford Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rufford Park Primary School rank locally?
- Rufford Park Primary School ranked 55th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rufford Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Rufford Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rufford Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rufford Park 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 1 July 2026.