Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School

About Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School

Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a change from the Outstanding rating it held in its previous inspection back in 2008. The school now receives Good grades across all five inspected categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. On the most informative exam metric available, the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined stood at 53% in the 2023/24 academic year. This places the school below the Leeds local authority average of 61% for primary schools, and ranks it 138th out of 204 primary schools in the area. In the broader Yorkshire and the Humber region, it sits in the 69th percentile, and nationally it ranks 9,864th out of 13,686 primary schools.

Looking more closely at the individual subject results, reading saw 66% of pupils reach the expected standard, with 19% achieving the higher standard. Writing had 70% meeting expectations, though only 4% reached the higher threshold. Maths recorded 57% at the expected level and 17% at the higher level, with an average scaled score of 102. The combined expected standard figure of 53% is the school's weakest headline, but the individual subject scores suggest that reading and writing are relative strengths. The school's ranking score of 53 places it in the bottom 50% of primary schools nationally, and it is 139th in the Leeds local authority rankings. For context, the nearest Outstanding-rated school is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston, located 1.2 kilometres away, and there are 26 Outstanding primary schools across the Leeds authority out of 221 total.

The school is significantly oversubscribed: for 60 places in the 2025/26 academic year, it received 190 total applications, with 68 first-preference applications and 60 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.17. This suggests strong local demand despite the middling academic rankings. Facilities include an ICT suite, art studios, a forest school, sports hall, and a chapel. Sports offered are rounders, football, cricket, and swimming, while clubs include coding, chess, and eco club. The school has a broad range of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, and autistic spectrum disorder, plus a resourced provision. With 30.6% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively disadvantaged community. It has a nursery provision for children from age three, and the headteacher is Louise Booth. This is a Church of England primary that suits families seeking a faith-based setting with strong SEND support, though those prioritising top academic outcomes may want to compare with higher-ranked local options.

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