Penny Field School
Tongue Lane, Meanwood, Leeds, LS6 4QD
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Duffey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Wellspring Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 71
- Pupils on roll
- 71
- URN
- 145732
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01138314222
About this school
Penny Field School is a special academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 71 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Penny Field 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 | 0% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 19.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 19.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57 |
| 2023/24 | 66 |
| 2024/25 | 69 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 29%
- Overall absence
- 19.65%
- Persistent absence
- 53.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leeds Menorah School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Leeds
-
Richmond House School1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Ormston School1.4 miles
Special schools · Leeds
-
Lighthouse Futures Trust1.4 miles
Other types · Leeds
-
Al Kauthar Girls Academy1.6 miles
Independent schools · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
- Adel Beck Other types
- Armley Grange School Special schools
- Broomfield South SILC Special schools
- Co-op Academy Brierley Free Schools
- Cockburn Reach Academy Special schools
- Future Horizons Leeds Ltd Other types
- Green Meadows Academy Academies
- John Jamieson School Special schools
- Lighthouse Futures Trust Other types
- Lighthouse School Leeds Free Schools
- Ormston School Special schools
- Springwell Leeds Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Penny Field School teach?
- Penny Field School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Penny Field School?
- The headteacher of Penny Field School is Mrs Hannah Duffey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Penny Field School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Penny Field 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 Penny Field School?
- Penny Field School has 71 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Penny Field School full?
- Penny Field School has capacity for 71 pupils and 71 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 Penny Field School a faith school?
- No. Penny Field School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Penny Field School?
- Penny Field School is part of WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Penny Field School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Penny Field School's absence rate?
- Penny Field School's overall absence rate is 19.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Penny Field School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Penny Field 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 10 July 2026.