Foundation school · Leeds

Bankside Primary School

2–11Ages
676Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107901URN

Shepherds Lane, Leeds, LS8 5AW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

1.2 below Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

134 applications for 70 places · 199th of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

31%met the expected standard

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

4 February 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
29 January 2020
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

1.2 below Leeds median (3.1) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

134 applications · 70 places offered · 67 named it first

2026 1.9; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 2.4; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 2.1; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 2.3; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 2.3; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 2.2; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 1.8; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 1.6; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 1.7; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 2.2; Leeds median median 2.9
2016 2.5; Leeds median median 2.7
2015 2.2; Leeds median median 2.3
2014 1.9; Leeds median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Leeds median in 0 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	70	134	1.9	67	0.96
Sep 2025	55	132	2.4	55	1.00
Sep 2024	72	152	2.1	71	0.99
Sep 2023	68	154	2.3	66	0.97
Sep 2022	72	166	2.3	72	1.00
Sep 2021	60	133	2.2	59	0.98
Sep 2020	79	141	1.8	74	0.94
Sep 2019	84	135	1.6	75	0.89
Sep 2018	84	142	1.7	72	0.86
Sep 2017	90	200	2.2	78	0.87
Sep 2016	90	226	2.5	89	0.99
Sep 2015	89	196	2.2	106	1.19
Sep 2014	90	170	1.9	94	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 46% · Writing 36% · Maths 50% → all three 31% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard31%207th of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard46%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard36%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Leeds 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	31%	0%	100	99
2023/24	29%	0%	100	99
2022/23	21%	1%	99	96

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

Bankside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Hillcrest Academy
0.3 km · Leeds

2026

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Harehills Primary School
0.6 km · Leeds

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Bracken Edge Primary School
0.7 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Nightingale
0.9 km · Leeds

Good2022

3.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Hovingham Primary School
0.9 km · Leeds

Requires improvement2024

2.7applications per place
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Shakespeare Primary School
1.1 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 43%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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107901 · 383/2425
Trust: Leeds Learning Alliance
Capacity: 744 pupils · 676 on roll
Free school meals: 43.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Shepherds Lane, Leeds, LS8 5AW
Local authority: Leeds

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