Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
292 Harrogate Road, Leeds, LS17 6SX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Frances Clark
- 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
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 375
- URN
- 147486
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132660728
About this school
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 375 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Immaculate Heart of Mary 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 90 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 83% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 18% | 30% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 88% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 87% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 87% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| 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 Immaculate Heart of Mary 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 | 78% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 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 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 446 |
| 2023/24 | 442 |
| 2024/25 | 387 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy compares
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranked 10th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 375 | — |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 4% | 17.7% | 376 | 0.5 miles |
| Moortown Primary School | 77% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 207 | 0.5 miles |
| Moor Allerton Hall Primary School | 48% | 5.6% | 23.6% | 505 | 0.5 miles |
| Manor Wood Primary School | 75% | 4.3% | 11.4% | 490 | 0.6 miles |
| Gledhow Primary School | 69% | 3.9% | 10.4% | 663 | 0.7 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)
- 4.91%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.46%
- Persistent absence
- 4.78%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Matthew's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Moortown Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
- 0.5 miles
-
Manor Wood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Gledhow Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranks 10th 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 Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teach?
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is Miss Frances Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Immaculate Heart of Mary 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 Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has 375 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy full?
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has capacity for 390 pupils and 375 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Leeds (rc).
- Does Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Immaculate Heart of Mary 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 Immaculate Heart of Mary 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 78% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranked 10th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Immaculate Heart of Mary 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.