Community school · Leeds

Thorpe Primary School

3–11Ages
224Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107832URN

Dolphin Lane, Thorpe, Wakefield, WF3 3DG

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

0.8 above Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

82 applications for 21 places · 44th of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.9applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Leeds median (3.1) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

82 applications · 21 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 3.9; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 3.2; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 3.2; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 3.9; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 4.3; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 4.2; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 4.6; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 4.1; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 3.7; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 4.0; Leeds median median 2.9
2016 4.1; Leeds median median 2.7
2015 3.3; Leeds median median 2.3
2014 2.4; Leeds median median 2.5

This school
Leeds median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	21	82	3.9	19	0.90
Sep 2025	30	95	3.2	31	1.03
Sep 2024	29	93	3.2	29	1.00
Sep 2023	30	117	3.9	36	1.20
Sep 2022	29	125	4.3	29	1.00
Sep 2021	30	126	4.2	33	1.10
Sep 2020	30	138	4.6	28	0.93
Sep 2019	30	122	4.1	33	1.10
Sep 2018	30	111	3.7	41	1.37
Sep 2017	30	121	4.0	41	1.37
Sep 2016	30	123	4.1	47	1.57
Sep 2015	30	98	3.3	39	1.30
Sep 2014	43	101	2.4	38	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 73% · Maths 80% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%93rd of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard3%

Leeds 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leeds median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	0%	104	104
2023/24	59%	0%	105	104
2022/23	66%	7%	106	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Thorpe Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
East Ardsley Primary Academy
1.1 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Robin Hood Primary School
1.2 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Elements Primary School
1.5 km · Leeds

Good2023

3.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Sharp Lane Primary School
1.7 km · Leeds

Good2023

2.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Middleton Primary School
1.8 km · Leeds

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Clapgate Primary School
2.0 km · Leeds

Good2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.2 km · Leeds

2026

3.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
2.3 km · Leeds

Good2023

3.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107832 · 383/2312
Capacity: 245 pupils · 224 on roll
Free school meals: 16.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Dolphin Lane, Thorpe, Wakefield, WF3 3DG
Local authority: Leeds

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources