Green Lane Primary Academy
Ribblesdale Avenue, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 2JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mrs Joanne Sercombe
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 475
- Pupils on roll
- 445
- URN
- 136326
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132127107
About this school
Green Lane Primary Academy is a primary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 445 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Green Lane Primary Academy, 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 82% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 5% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 92% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 90% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 82% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Green Lane Primary Academy 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 | 82% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 453 |
| 2023/24 | 443 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Green Lane Primary Academy compares
Green Lane Primary Academy ranked 22nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 3% | 8.4% | 445 | — |
| Ninelands Primary School | 62% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 444 | 0.4 miles |
| East Garforth Primary Academy | 87% | 3.9% | 9.8% | 208 | 0.6 miles |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 3.8% | 8% | 200 | 0.8 miles |
| Kippax North Primary School | 60% | 7.2% | 10.7% | 235 | 0.9 miles |
| Strawberry Fields Primary School | 59% | 4.8% | 15.1% | 338 | 1.1 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)
- 8.35%
- English as an additional language
- 8.4%
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistent absence
- 3.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ninelands Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
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East Garforth Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
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Kippax North Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Strawberry Fields Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Green Lane Primary Academy ranks 20th of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds.
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- 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 Green Lane Primary Academy teach?
- Green Lane Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the executive principal of Green Lane Primary Academy?
- The executive principal of Green Lane Primary Academy is Mrs Joanne Sercombe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Green Lane Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Green Lane Primary Academy, 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 Green Lane Primary Academy?
- Green Lane Primary Academy has 445 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Green Lane Primary Academy full?
- Green Lane Primary Academy has capacity for 475 pupils and 445 on roll (94%), 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 Green Lane Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Green Lane Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Green Lane Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Green Lane Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Green Lane Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Green Lane Primary Academy is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Green Lane Primary Academy'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 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Green Lane Primary Academy compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Green Lane Primary Academy ranked 22nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Green Lane Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Green Lane Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Green Lane Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Green Lane Primary Academy'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.