West End Primary School

About West End Primary School

West End Primary School sits comfortably above the Leeds local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes, with 78% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared to the LA average of 61%. That 17-point gap puts the school in the top 25% nationally for this key metric, and it ranks 33rd out of 204 primary schools in Leeds. The school’s overall Ofsted rating of Good was confirmed in an ungraded inspection in April 2024, where inspectors judged that it remains Good across all areas. Leadership and management, early years provision, and the quality of education all received Good grades, with early years provision having improved from Outstanding in 2009 to Good in the most recent graded inspection of 2015. For parents comparing options, the headline takeaway is that this is a solidly above-average performer in a competitive local authority, without being among the very top tier.

Digging into the 2023/24 KS2 results, the school’s strengths are spread across the three core subjects. In reading, 88% of pupils met the expected standard and 44% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 108. Writing saw 88% at expected and 28% at the higher level. Maths was slightly lower for expected attainment at 84%, but a higher proportion of pupils — 38% — achieved the higher standard, with an average score of 107. The combined expected figure of 78% is strong, though the percentage reaching the higher standard in all three subjects is 19%, which is respectable but not exceptional. The school does not publish Progress 8 scores, so it’s not possible to see how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw attainment data clearly places it well above the Leeds average and in the top 16% of schools nationally.

West End Primary is a three-form entry school with 259 pupils on roll, slightly over its official capacity of 240, and it is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26, there were 175 applications for 30 places, with 35 first-preference applications for 29 offers — an oversubscription ratio of nearly 6 to 1. The school offers a nursery provision for children from age 3, and its facilities include a library, ICT suite, sports hall, music rooms, art studios, a sensory room, and a chapel. SEND provision covers a wide range of needs, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families who value strong academic outcomes in a well-equipped, oversubscribed state primary with good SEND support, this school is clearly a popular choice — but securing a place will require a high-priority application.

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