Spring Bank Primary School
Spring Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 1AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OWLCOTES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jordan License
- Sponsor
- Owlcotes Multi- Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- URN
- 150506
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Telephone
- 01132043120
About this school
Spring Bank Primary School is a primary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 187 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Spring Bank Primary School (URN 107890).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
Trends over time
How Spring Bank 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How Spring Bank Primary School compares
Spring Bank Primary School ranked 103rd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.6% | 27.1% | 187 | — |
| Brudenell Primary School | 54% | 5.4% | 28.9% | 235 | 0.3 miles |
| Shire Oak VC Primary School | 93% | 3.4% | 12.4% | 209 | 0.4 miles |
| Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 67% | 5.6% | 49.5% | 180 | 0.7 miles |
| Kirkstall Valley Primary School | 79% | 7% | 44.4% | 221 | 0.8 miles |
| Quarry Mount Primary School | 61% | 4.8% | 47.9% | 168 | 0.9 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)
- 27.12%
- English as an additional language
- 40%
- Overall absence
- 5.58%
- Persistent absence
- 18.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brudenell Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Shire Oak VC Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
- 0.7 miles
-
Kirkstall Valley Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Quarry Mount Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Spring Bank Primary School ranks 80th 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 Spring Bank Primary School teach?
- Spring Bank Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Spring Bank Primary School?
- The headteacher of Spring Bank Primary School is Mr Jordan License, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Spring Bank Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Spring Bank 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 Spring Bank Primary School?
- Spring Bank Primary School has 187 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Spring Bank Primary School full?
- Spring Bank Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 187 on roll (89%), 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 Spring Bank Primary School a faith school?
- No. Spring Bank Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Spring Bank Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Spring Bank Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Spring Bank Primary School?
- Spring Bank 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 does Spring Bank Primary School rank locally?
- Spring Bank Primary School ranked 103rd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Spring Bank Primary School's absence rate?
- Spring Bank Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Spring Bank Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Spring Bank 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 3 July 2026.