Calverley Parkside Primary School
Victoria Street, Calverley, Pudsey, LS28 5PQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OWLCOTES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Jolley
- 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
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 146540
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132570884
About this school
Calverley Parkside Primary School is a primary academy in Pudsey. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 229 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. 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 84% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 87% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 87% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 81% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Calverley Parkside Primary 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 | 77% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 245 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Calverley Parkside Primary School compares
Calverley Parkside Primary School ranked 77th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.9% | 10.8% | 229 | — |
| Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 63% | 4% | 6.9% | 351 | 0.2 miles |
| Greengates Primary Academy | 71% | 5.6% | 32.3% | 204 | 1.0 miles |
| Holybrook Primary School | 64% | 6.6% | 62.5% | 256 | 1.0 miles |
| Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 46% | 7.2% | 36.6% | 180 | 1.2 miles |
| Co-op Academy Parkland | 65% | 8.3% | 60.7% | 186 | 1.3 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)
- 10.84%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.88%
- Persistent absence
- 10.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Calverley
-
Greengates Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Holybrook Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Co-op Academy Parkland1.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Pudsey
Calverley Parkside Primary School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Pudsey.
- Farsley Farfield Primary School Primary
- Farsley Springbank Primary School Primary
- Greenside Primary School Primary
- Lowtown Primary School Primary
- Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School Primary
- Pudsey Waterloo Primary 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 Calverley Parkside Primary School teach?
- Calverley Parkside Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Pudsey.
- Who is the headteacher of Calverley Parkside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Calverley Parkside Primary School is Mr Chris Jolley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Calverley Parkside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Calverley Parkside Primary 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 Calverley Parkside Primary School?
- Calverley Parkside Primary School has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Calverley Parkside Primary School full?
- Calverley Parkside Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 229 on roll (109%), 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 Calverley Parkside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Calverley Parkside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Calverley Parkside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Calverley Parkside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Calverley Parkside Primary School?
- Calverley Parkside Primary School 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 Calverley Parkside Primary School'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 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Calverley Parkside Primary School rank locally?
- Calverley Parkside Primary School ranked 77th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Calverley Parkside Primary School's absence rate?
- Calverley Parkside Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Calverley Parkside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Calverley Parkside Primary 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.