Pudsey Waterloo Primary
Victoria Road, Pudsey, LS28 7SR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OWLCOTES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Dan White
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Owlcotes Multi- Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 499
- Pupils on roll
- 416
- URN
- 145525
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01133230342
About this school
Pudsey Waterloo Primary is a primary academy in Pudsey. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 416 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. 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 57 | 56 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 71% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 84% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 84% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 61% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Pudsey Waterloo Primary 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 | 75% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 434 |
| 2023/24 | 437 |
| 2024/25 | 427 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pudsey Waterloo Primary compares
Pudsey Waterloo Primary ranked 136th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.1% | 20.9% | 416 | — |
| Greenside Primary School | 62% | 4% | 14.1% | 274 | 0.4 miles |
| Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School | 83% | 4% | 12.1% | 470 | 0.6 miles |
| Southroyd Primary and Nursery School | 77% | 4.5% | 21.7% | 459 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 73% | 4.4% | 9.8% | 297 | 0.8 miles |
| Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School | 65% | 8.2% | 27.7% | 442 | 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)
- 20.88%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.07%
- Persistent absence
- 13.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenside Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Pudsey
-
Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Pudsey
-
Southroyd Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Pudsey
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Pudsey
-
Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Pudsey
Pudsey Waterloo Primary ranks 10th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Pudsey.
- Calverley Parkside Primary School Primary
- Farsley Farfield Primary School Primary
- Farsley Springbank Primary School Primary
- Greenside Primary School Primary
- Lowtown Primary School Primary
- Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School Primary
- Southroyd Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Stanningley Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Priesthorpe Secondary
- Crawshaw Academy Secondary
- Pudsey Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Pudsey Waterloo Primary teach?
- Pudsey Waterloo Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Pudsey.
- Who is the headteacher of Pudsey Waterloo Primary?
- The headteacher of Pudsey Waterloo Primary is Mr Dan White, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pudsey Waterloo Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pudsey Waterloo Primary, 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 Pudsey Waterloo Primary?
- Pudsey Waterloo Primary has 416 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Pudsey Waterloo Primary full?
- Pudsey Waterloo Primary has capacity for 499 pupils and 416 on roll (83%), 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 Pudsey Waterloo Primary a faith school?
- No. Pudsey Waterloo Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Pudsey Waterloo Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Pudsey Waterloo Primary as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Pudsey Waterloo Primary?
- Pudsey Waterloo Primary is part of OWLCOTES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Pudsey Waterloo Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pudsey Waterloo Primary rank locally?
- Pudsey Waterloo Primary ranked 136th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pudsey Waterloo Primary's absence rate?
- Pudsey Waterloo Primary's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pudsey Waterloo Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pudsey Waterloo Primary'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.