Guiseley Primary School

About Guiseley Primary School

Guiseley Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 151 applications for just 45 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.36. Of those, 51 families put it as their first preference, and 44 first-preference offers were made. That level of demand suggests parents who get a place tend to be very satisfied. While the school doesn't publish a specific parent recommendation percentage, the combination of high demand and a Good Ofsted rating across its two most recent inspections points to a strong reputation in the community. The school has held a Good rating since at least 2011, and its most recent ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed it 'remains Good'. Leadership and management, early years provision, and behaviour and attitudes were all judged Good in the last graded inspection.

Academically, Guiseley performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Leeds local authority average of 61%. That puts the school 21st out of 204 primary schools in the city, comfortably in the top 25% nationally. Looking at individual subjects, 94% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, 87% in maths and 87% in writing. At the higher standard, 50% achieved in reading, 41% in maths and 31% in writing. Average scaled scores were 109 in reading and 108 in maths, both above the national average of 100. Progress scores aren't available in the data, but the raw attainment figures are strong.

The school offers a wide range of facilities for a primary, including a sports hall, ICT suite, music rooms, a library, a chapel and a forest school area. Sports on offer include football, netball, athletics and cross country, while after-school clubs cover science, coding, drama, film and choir. SEND provision is comprehensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. With nursery provision from age two, it suits families looking for a single-site option from early years through to Year 6. The school is oversubscribed, so anyone considering it should be prepared to apply early and list it as a first preference. It sits in the Leeds borough, about 1.5 km from the nearest Outstanding-rated school, Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School.

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