Park View Primary Academy

About Park View Primary Academy

Park View Primary Academy in Leeds is a state primary for children aged 3 to 11, and it’s a school that clearly commands strong local demand. With 224 pupils on roll against a capacity of 262, the school is not yet full, yet its admission data for 2025/26 tells a different story: it was oversubscribed, receiving 80 applications for just 19 places, with all 19 first-preference applicants offered a spot. That’s an oversubscription ratio of 4.21, meaning more than four families applied for every place. The school’s intake is notably diverse in socioeconomic terms: 35% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average of around 23% and significantly higher than the Leeds primary average of roughly 19%. This suggests Park View serves a community with higher-than-average levels of disadvantage, and the school’s popularity among local families indicates it is seen as a strong option despite that context.

Academically, the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2025 saw it judged Good overall, a clear improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2022. The inspection report awarded Outstanding grades for early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes, while quality of education and leadership and management were rated Good. At Key Stage 2, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the Leeds local authority average of 61%. The school ranks 146th out of 204 primary schools in Leeds, placing it in the bottom half of the local authority. Individual subject scores show 66% reached the expected standard in reading, 76% in writing, and 59% in maths, with average scaled scores of 102 in reading and 99 in maths. Only 7% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, though 21% did so in reading alone.

The school offers a nursery provision for children from age 3, and its facilities include an ICT suite, sports hall, music rooms, playing fields and a dining hall. A broad range of extracurricular clubs is available, including chess, coding, gardening, science and art, while sports provision covers football, dance, gymnastics and cricket. For families with children who have additional needs, Park View lists SEND support for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. Given its strong demand and improving Ofsted trajectory, this school will particularly suit families who value a diverse, inclusive community and who are looking for a primary that has shown clear recent progress in leadership and behaviour, even if its raw academic outcomes currently sit below the local average.

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