Morley Newlands Academy
About Morley Newlands Academy
Morley Newlands Academy was judged Outstanding in its most recent Ofsted inspection, a significant upgrade from its previous Good rating. The inspection, which took place in 2024, gave top marks across the board, with leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all rated Outstanding. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard score: 64% of pupils reached that benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits just above the Leeds local authority average of 61%, placing the school 97th out of 204 primary schools in the area. While not among the very highest performers locally, it is comfortably in the top half of Leeds primaries and ranks in the top 50% nationally. The school also achieved strong individual subject scores, with average reading and maths scaled scores of 106 each, and 79% of pupils met the expected standard in maths.
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The full report on this school
What 91 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
23 Oct 2024Latest monitoring visit (23 Oct 2024): Standards maintained
Source: Ofsted, 19 Feb 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:40 – 15:10
Source: morleynewlands.leeds.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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