Fieldhead Carr Primary School

About Fieldhead Carr Primary School

Fieldhead Carr Primary School sits within the Leeds local authority, a large and varied area for primary education. Among the 204 state primary schools in Leeds, the school ranks 125th, placing it in the bottom half of the authority. For context, the top-performing peers in the area include Harewood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Shadwell Primary School, and Horsforth Featherbank Primary School, all of which achieve significantly higher ranking scores. Fieldhead Carr is a mixed, non-religious state primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It has a capacity of 420 pupils and currently enrols 402, with 29 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals — a figure that suggests a higher-than-average level of disadvantage compared with many other Leeds primaries. The school is led by headteacher Joanna Murphy and was most recently inspected by Ofsted in February 2024, when it was judged to remain Good following an ungraded inspection.

Academically, Fieldhead Carr’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 58 per cent, which is slightly below the Leeds local authority average of 61 per cent. In reading, 81 per cent of pupils met the expected standard and 19 per cent reached the higher standard, while in maths the figures were 72 per cent and 7 per cent respectively. Writing saw 58 per cent at the expected level and just 2 per cent at the higher standard. Average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 103 in maths. The school’s overall ranking score of 58 places it in the bottom 50 per cent nationally, at the 62nd percentile. Ofsted’s previous graded inspection in November 2018 rated the school Good overall, with Good for leadership and management and Good for early years provision. The 2024 ungraded inspection confirmed that the school continues to meet that standard.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a sports hall, library, music rooms, sensory room, playing fields and a chapel. Sports provision covers football, cross country, tennis and athletics, while clubs include film, eco, gardening and drama. Fieldhead Carr has a notably broad SEND offer, with provisions for ten different needs including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, and social, emotional and mental health difficulties. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 87 applications were received for 46 places, with 43 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.89. This suggests strong local demand, particularly from families who value the school’s inclusive SEND support and its range of extracurricular activities. Families considering Fieldhead Carr should weigh its slightly below-average KS2 outcomes against its Good Ofsted rating, its nursery provision, and the practical appeal of a well-equipped, community-focused primary in Leeds.

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