Westwood Primary School

About Westwood Primary School

Westwood Primary School in Leeds is clearly a popular choice among local families, with 70 applications chasing just 23 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.04. All 23 first-preference applicants were offered a spot, which suggests that for those who put it top of their list, the school is a realistic option. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in December 2023, confirmed it remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2014. While the Parent View data isn’t included here, the high demand alone signals strong local confidence. The school serves a diverse community, with 48.4 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, well above the national average, and it provides nursery provision for children from age three.

Academically, Westwood’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 53 per cent, below the Leeds local authority average of 61 per cent. In individual subjects, 75 per cent met the expected standard in maths, 70 per cent in writing and 65 per cent in reading. Higher-standard attainment was low: 10 per cent in maths, 10 per cent in writing and just 5 per cent in reading. Average scaled scores were 102 in both reading and maths, exactly in line with the national average. The school ranks 143rd out of 204 primary schools in Leeds on the combined expected standard measure, placing it in the bottom half of the local authority. Progress scores are not available, so it’s hard to say how much value the school adds from pupils’ starting points.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including an art studio, library, music rooms, playing fields and a chapel, plus clubs such as drama, eco club, art club, film club and gardening. Sports on offer include swimming, rounders, football, netball and athletics. For children with additional needs, Westwood provides support for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. The school is at full capacity with 306 pupils, so places are tight. It’s a non-denominational, mixed primary that will particularly suit families who value a well-subscribed local school with strong community ties and a broad range of extracurricular activities, even if academic outcomes are currently below the Leeds average.

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