Ashfield Primary School
Weston Lane, Otley, LS21 2DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Beech
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Prince Henry's Collaborative Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 242
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 149735
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01943463341
About this school
Ashfield Primary School is a primary academy in Otley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 212 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
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Ashfield Primary School (URN 107877).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Ashfield 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 | — | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 220 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashfield Primary School compares
Ashfield Primary School ranked 172nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.2% | 15.8% | 212 | — |
| Westgate Primary School | 69% | 3.7% | 14.9% | 226 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley | 67% | 3.4% | 12.1% | 187 | 0.7 miles |
| Otley the Whartons Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.8 miles |
| Otley All Saints CofE Primary School | 74% | 3.7% | 8.2% | 212 | 1.3 miles |
| Burley Oaks Primary School | 80% | 2.7% | 7.1% | 393 | 1.7 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)
- 15.82%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.21%
- Persistent absence
- 8.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westgate Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Otley
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley0.7 miles
Primary · Otley
-
Otley the Whartons Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Otley
-
Otley All Saints CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Otley
-
Burley Oaks Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Ilkley
Other schools in Otley
Ashfield Primary School ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Otley.
- Askwith Primary School Primary
- Otley All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Otley the Whartons Primary School Primary
- Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley Primary
- Westgate Primary School Primary
- Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ashfield Primary School teach?
- Ashfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Otley.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashfield Primary School is Mr Daniel Beech, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashfield 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 Ashfield Primary School?
- Ashfield Primary School has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ashfield Primary School full?
- Ashfield Primary School has capacity for 242 pupils and 212 on roll (88%), 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 Ashfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ashfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ashfield Primary School?
- Ashfield Primary School is part of COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ashfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2023/24 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashfield Primary School rank locally?
- Ashfield Primary School ranked 172nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashfield 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.