Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Kings Approach, Bramley, Leeds, LS13 2DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne-Marie Waide
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
- Sponsor
- St Gregory the Great Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 166
- URN
- 144824
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132579230
About this school
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 166 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 80% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 100% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 93% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 97% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 113.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
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 Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary 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 | 77% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 161 |
| 2023/24 | 166 |
| 2024/25 | 168 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy compares
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranked 18th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 4.7% | 35.7% | 166 | — |
| Raynville Academy | 67% | 5.5% | 38.5% | 397 | 0.1 miles |
| Greenhill Primary School | 54% | 7.5% | 44% | 353 | 0.5 miles |
| Hollybush Primary | 50% | 7.6% | 48.4% | 337 | 0.5 miles |
| Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 42% | 7.4% | 37.6% | 371 | 0.6 miles |
| Whitecote Primary School | 61% | 6.7% | 42% | 429 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 January 2026
- 14 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.71%
- English as an additional language
- 36.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.72%
- Persistent absence
- 15.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Raynville Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Greenhill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Hollybush Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Whitecote Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranks 16th 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 Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teach?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is Mrs Anne-Marie Waide, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary 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 Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has 166 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy full?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 166 on roll (79%), 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 Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Leeds (rc).
- Does Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is part of ST GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranked 18th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary 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 10 July 2026.