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Bankside Primary School

Leeds, LS8 5AWPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
1 Good · 4 Requires improvement
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
29%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
55 1st-choice / 55 places
Ranking
#13,319
of 13,686 nationally

About Bankside Primary School

Bankside Primary School sits at the very bottom of the Leeds primary school league table, ranked 202nd out of 204 schools in the local authority. Its headline academic metric tells a stark story: just 29% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at the end of Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, compared with a local authority average of 61%. That gap of 32 percentage points is one of the widest in Leeds. The school’s ranking score of 29 places it firmly in the bottom 50 nationally, and within Yorkshire and the Humber it ranks 1476th out of 1506 primary schools. These figures make clear that, on academic outcomes alone, Bankside is an outlier in a negative direction. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, judged its overall effectiveness as not judged (the school was inspected under the new framework), but the graded inspection gave it Requires Improvement for quality of education, leadership and management, early years provision and personal development. Behaviour and attitudes were rated Good.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressShepherds Lane, Leeds, Leeds, LS8 5AW
HeadteacherVictoria Broughton
Local AuthorityLeeds
Number of Pupils698
Free School Meals (FSM)32.5%
School Capacity698 / 744 (94% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Feb 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 27 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Dining HallForest SchoolGymnasiumMusic RoomsArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

NetballRoundersDanceFootball

Clubs & Activities

CodingArt ClubBook ClubChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultySevere LearningOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Bankside Primary School

Bankside Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.