Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School

About Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School

Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School is a state-funded, mixed primary school in the Leeds local authority, catering for children aged 4 to 11. It ranks 31st out of 204 primary schools in Leeds, placing it comfortably within the top 25% of schools in the area. Its nearest higher-performing peers include Harewood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Shadwell Primary School, and St Philip's Catholic Primary School, all of which sit at the very top of the local rankings. The school is led by headteacher Julie Beardwell and has a capacity of 315 pupils, with 307 currently on roll. Its religious character is listed as 'does not apply', and it does not offer nursery provision or a sixth form. The school is noticeably oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 admissions cycle, it received 141 applications for just 35 places, with 34 of those going to first-preference families, giving an oversubscription ratio of over 4 to 1.

Academically, Rawdon Littlemoor performs well above the Leeds average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 61%. Reading and maths average scores both came in at 106, and 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in each of those subjects individually. At the higher standard, 9% achieved the top marks across all three subjects, with 33% reaching that level in reading and 29% in maths. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in June 2024, confirmed that it remains Good overall, with leadership and management also rated Good. Early years provision was judged Outstanding, an improvement from the previous inspection in 2009, where it was rated as Good. The school has held a Good rating across both its graded inspections, with no evidence of decline.

The school offers a broad range of facilities, including playing fields, a library, a sports hall, a gymnasium, an ICT suite, and a forest school, which supports outdoor learning. Sports on offer include cross country, football, cricket, tennis, netball, and gymnastics, while clubs cover choir, eco club, art, drama, and gardening. SEND provision is extensive, with support available for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. Given its strong academic outcomes, high local demand, and wide-ranging extracurricular offer, Rawdon Littlemoor is a strong fit for families in the Leeds area who prioritise solid academic foundations alongside a varied school experience. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, 1.2 km away, which may be an alternative for those seeking a Catholic faith-based setting.

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