St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Buckstone Crescent, Alwoodley, Leeds, LS17 5ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Philip Bowker
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
- Sponsor
- St Gregory the Great Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- URN
- 147485
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132939901
About this school
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 198 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
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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 74% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 6% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 84% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 84% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 84% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Paul's 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 | 68% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy compares
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy ranked 58th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 3.7% | 11.7% | 198 | — |
| Alwoodley Primary School | 77% | 4.6% | 22% | 464 | 0.1 miles |
| Allerton CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.6% | 26.1% | 624 | 0.4 miles |
| Brodetsky Primary School | 75% | 4.1% | 10.1% | 214 | 0.6 miles |
| Primley Wood Primary School | 67% | 4.7% | 26.4% | 245 | 0.8 miles |
| Adel Primary School | 82% | 4% | 8.1% | 239 | 0.8 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 report3 March 2026
- 2 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.65%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 4.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alwoodley Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Allerton CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Brodetsky Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Primley Wood Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Adel Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy ranks 49th 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 year groups does St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the executive headteacher of St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
- The executive headteacher of St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Mr Philip Bowker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Paul's 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 big is St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has 198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy full?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 198 on roll (94%), 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 St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Leeds (rc).
- Does St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
- St Paul's 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 St Paul's 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 68% in 2022/23 and 74% 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 Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy rank locally?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy ranked 58th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% 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 Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Paul's 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.