Primley Wood Primary School

About Primley Wood Primary School

Primley Wood Primary School in Leeds is a mixed state primary for children aged 2 to 11, currently home to 249 pupils against a capacity of 300, leaving some headroom for growth. Its intake reflects a community with above-average economic disadvantage: 22.5% of pupils qualify for free school meals, compared to a national primary average of around 23.8% and a Leeds average that typically sits in the low 20s. Demand is strong — for the 2025/26 admissions cycle, the school received 77 applications for just 23 places, an oversubscription ratio of 3.35 to one. Of those, 19 were first-preference offers, matching the number of first-preference applications exactly, suggesting that nearly every family who put it top got a spot. The school is non-religious and has a nursery provision, so it serves families from the earliest years through to Year 6.

Academically, Primley Wood sits in the middle of the pack. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — just above the Leeds local authority average of 61%. The school ranks 106th out of 204 primaries in Leeds, placing it in the 52nd percentile locally, and 6,797th nationally out of 13,686, which is around the 50th percentile. Individual subject scores are solid: a maths average scaled score of 106 and reading average of 104, both above the national benchmark of 100. At the higher standard, 7% achieved the top tier across all three subjects. Ofsted visited in February 2025 and confirmed the school continues to be Good, with all key areas — quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership and early years — rated Good. This is a notable improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2019, when it was judged Requires Improvement.

Facilities include art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite, a forest school and a dining hall. Sports provision covers cross country, football, cricket, athletics, rounders and dance, while clubs extend to science, art and gardening. The school lists SEND support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties — though parent views on SEND support are mixed: 53% strongly agree or agree that children get the help they need, but 42% disagree or strongly disagree. Overall, 78% of parents would recommend the school. Primley Wood suits families who want a well-regarded local primary with a strong nursery start, a broad-enough curriculum and a clear upward trajectory from its previous inspection, all within a 15-minute walk of Moortown Primary School, the nearest Outstanding-rated alternative.

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