Deighton Gates Primary School

About Deighton Gates Primary School

Deighton Gates Primary School sits comfortably above the Leeds local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes, with 71% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a LA average of 61%. That ten-point gap is a meaningful indicator of consistent classroom performance. The school also ranks 53rd out of 204 primary schools in Leeds, placing it in the top quarter locally. Its overall Ofsted rating is Good, a grade it has held across both its most recent graded inspection in 2012 and an ungraded inspection in 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. Leadership and management, as well as early years provision, were both judged Good in the earlier graded inspection, and the 2023 visit found no reason to adjust that view. For parents comparing options, this is a school that delivers above-average academic outcomes without being among the very highest performers in the city.

Digging into the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, the school’s strongest subject is reading, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard and 32% achieved a higher standard, with an average scaled score of 107. Writing follows closely at 81% expected and 19% higher, while maths sits at 74% expected and 13% higher, with an average score of 105. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw attainment figures are solid. The school’s ranking score of 71, based on the proportion reaching the expected standard in all three subjects, places it in the top 50% nationally and in the top 25% within Yorkshire and the Humber. With only 5.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the intake is less disadvantaged than many Leeds primaries, which may partly explain the above-average results, though the school still outperforms the LA benchmark by a clear margin.

Deighton Gates is a popular school, oversubscribed for 2025/26 with 95 applications for 30 places and 23 offers made to first-preference families, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.17. The school has a broad range of facilities including a sensory room, gymnasium, library, playing fields and a chapel, and offers clubs such as chess, gardening, choir, film club and science club. Sports provision includes athletics, gymnastics, dance and cricket. The SEND register covers a wide spectrum, including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment and physical disability, so the school is equipped to support a variety of additional needs. With capacity for 210 pupils and currently 209 on roll, it is effectively full. This is a well-regarded, academically solid primary that suits families who want above-average outcomes in a fully subscribed, community-focused setting within Leeds.

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