Alder Tree Primary Academy
Potternewton Mount, Leeds, LS7 2DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WHITE ROSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Burton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- White Rose Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 279
- URN
- 147945
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Telephone
- 01132620021
About this school
Alder Tree Primary Academy is a primary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 279 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alder Tree Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- 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 | 60 | 56 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 64% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 73% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 70% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 57% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Alder Tree Primary 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 | 53% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 317 |
| 2023/24 | 325 |
| 2024/25 | 306 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alder Tree Primary Academy compares
Alder Tree Primary Academy ranked 102nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 7.5% | 41.4% | 279 | — |
| Chapel Allerton Primary School | 65% | 3.9% | 14.2% | 452 | 0.5 miles |
| Quarry Mount Primary School | 61% | 4.8% | 47.9% | 168 | 0.6 miles |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 4% | 17.7% | 376 | 0.6 miles |
| Manor Wood Primary School | 75% | 4.3% | 11.4% | 490 | 0.8 miles |
| Bracken Edge Primary School | 54% | 8.7% | 33.7% | 362 | 1.0 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)
- 41.4%
- English as an additional language
- 45.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.49%
- Persistent absence
- 24.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chapel Allerton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Quarry Mount Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Manor Wood Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Bracken Edge Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Alder Tree Primary Academy ranks 79th 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
- 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
- Barwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alder Tree Primary Academy teach?
- Alder Tree Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Alder Tree Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Alder Tree Primary Academy is Mrs Kate Burton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alder Tree Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alder Tree Primary 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 Alder Tree Primary Academy?
- Alder Tree Primary Academy has 279 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Alder Tree Primary Academy full?
- Alder Tree Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 279 on roll (66%), 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 Alder Tree Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Alder Tree Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Alder Tree Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Alder Tree Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Alder Tree Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Alder Tree Primary Academy is part of WHITE ROSE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Alder Tree Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alder Tree Primary Academy compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Alder Tree Primary Academy ranked 102nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alder Tree Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Alder Tree Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alder Tree Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alder Tree Primary 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 2 July 2026.