Low Road Primary School

About Low Road Primary School

Low Road Primary School in Leeds holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspections. The school’s 2023 inspection awarded Good across every category, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The early years provision was also rated Good. When it comes to academic outcomes, the most telling metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2. In the 2023/24 academic year, 63% of pupils achieved this benchmark, which sits just above the Leeds local authority average of 61%. That places Low Road in the middle of the pack nationally, ranked 6,788 out of 13,686 primary schools, and 105th out of 204 schools in Leeds. The school’s ranking score of 63 puts it in the top 50% of schools in the local authority.

Digging deeper into the Key Stage 2 results, the school shows some notable strengths and areas for development. In writing, 93% of pupils met the expected standard, and 15% reached the higher standard. In maths, 89% met the expected standard and 22% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 107. Reading was the weakest area: 63% met the expected standard, 26% reached the higher standard, and the average scaled score was 103. The combined expected standard of 63% is a solid result, though it leaves room for improvement. The school does not publish progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. In the Leeds local authority, 26 out of 221 primary schools are rated Outstanding, with the nearest being Ebor Gardens Primary Academy, 2.4 kilometres away. Low Road’s Good rating and above-average combined results make it a dependable choice for families prioritising solid core skills.

Low Road Primary School is a state-funded, mixed primary for children aged 3 to 11, with nursery provision on site. It has 192 pupils against a capacity of 240, and 24.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 81 applications for 29 places, with 28 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.79. Facilities include music rooms, an ICT suite, a sports hall, art studios, playing fields and a chapel. Sports offered include athletics, swimming, gymnastics, netball, cross country and cricket. Clubs include Eco Club, Gardening and Book Club. The school has dedicated SEND provision for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This combination of solid academic outcomes, a broad range of facilities and clear SEND support makes Low Road a strong fit for families in Leeds who want a well-resourced primary with a proven track record in core subjects.

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