St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth
Broadgate Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5AB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Hurley
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
- Sponsor
- The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 139352
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132584593
About this school
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 210 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth, 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
- 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 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 70% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 10% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 90% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 87% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 93% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth 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 | 79% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth compares
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth ranked 120th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 2.6% | 5.2% | 210 | — |
| Broadgate Primary School | 63% | 5.5% | 23.3% | 421 | 0.1 miles |
| St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 61% | 4.7% | 12.9% | 401 | 0.2 miles |
| Horsforth Featherbank Primary School | 87% | 3% | 19.3% | 211 | 0.6 miles |
| Westbrook Lane Primary School | 67% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 212 | 0.6 miles |
| Hawksworth Wood Primary School | 41% | 6.6% | 47% | 341 | 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)
- 5.21%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 2.61%
- Persistent absence
- 1.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broadgate Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Leeds
- 0.2 miles
-
Horsforth Featherbank Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Westbrook Lane Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Hawksworth Wood Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth ranks 96th 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth teach?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the executive headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth?
- The executive headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth is Mrs Sarah Hurley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth, 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth full?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth has capacity for 210 pupils and 210 on roll (100%), 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Leeds (rc).
- Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth part of an academy trust?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth is part of THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 63% 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth compare with other schools in Leeds?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth ranked 120th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth's absence rate?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth's overall absence rate is 2.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth'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.