Community school · Leeds

Adel Primary School

3–11Ages
239Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107892URN

Tile Lane, Adel, Leeds, LS16 8DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.0per place

1.9 above Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

150 applications for 30 places · 14th of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 26 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

3 February 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
26 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

5.0applications per place, Reception

1.9 above Leeds median (3.1) 2.8 above England median (2.2)

150 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 5.0; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 5.4; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 5.6; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 6.0; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 5.8; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 6.2; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 7.2; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 6.0; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 6.5; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 6.1; Leeds median median 2.9
2016 6.0; Leeds median median 2.7
2015 6.4; Leeds median median 2.3
2014 5.7; Leeds median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Leeds median in 13 of 13 years.

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	30	150	5.0	32	1.07
Sep 2025	30	161	5.4	31	1.03
Sep 2024	30	168	5.6	39	1.30
Sep 2023	30	179	6.0	31	1.03
Sep 2022	30	174	5.8	36	1.20
Sep 2021	30	187	6.2	42	1.40
Sep 2020	30	217	7.2	44	1.47
Sep 2019	29	175	6.0	35	1.21
Sep 2018	30	196	6.5	45	1.50
Sep 2017	30	184	6.1	39	1.30
Sep 2016	30	181	6.0	38	1.27
Sep 2015	30	191	6.4	42	1.40
Sep 2014	30	172	5.7	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 86% · Maths 96% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%26th of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard54%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth36%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Leeds 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	82%	25%	110	108
2023/24	72%	14%	107	108
2022/23	77%	17%	109	109

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

Adel Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

5.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Leeds

2026

2.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Alwoodley Primary School
1.3 km · Leeds

Good2024

3.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Leeds

Good2022

4.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Allerton CofE Primary School
1.9 km · Leeds

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.9 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Ireland Wood Primary School
1.9 km · Leeds

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Meanwood Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Leeds

Good2024

4.6applications per place 90%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: 107892 · 383/2416
Capacity: 236 pupils · 239 on roll
Free school meals: 7.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Tile Lane, Adel, Leeds, LS16 8DY
Local authority: Leeds

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