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Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy

Leeds, LS16 6NFPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2023
KS2 Results
72%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.7×
Not oversubscribed
19 1st-choice / 26 places
Ranking
#3,525
of 13,686 nationally

About Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy

Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is a school that parents clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 99 applications for just 26 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.81. That means nearly four families applied for every spot, and only 19 first-preference offers were made. While the school doesn't publish a parent recommendation percentage, the sheer demand suggests a strong local reputation. The school is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, located in the Leeds borough. It has a capacity of 210 pupils and currently hosts 208, so it's running almost full. The headteacher is Jonathan Gibbons, and the school's most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023 confirmed it remains Good, a significant improvement from its previous Inadequate rating in 2014.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressOtley Old Road, LEEDS, Leeds, LS16 6NF
HeadteacherJonathan Gibbons
Local AuthorityLeeds
Number of Pupils208
Free School Meals (FSM)20.2%
School Capacity208 / 210 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

25 Oct 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (25 Oct 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 19 Sept 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Outdoor PlaygroundLibraryGymnasiumSensory RoomDining HallForest SchoolArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

GymnasticsFootballCricketRoundersAthleticsSwimming

Clubs & Activities

GardeningChoirDramaCoding

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:20

Breakfast club

07:30-08:55

After-school care

15:20-18:00

Source: holynameprimary.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.