Community school · Leeds

Lower Wortley Primary School

3–11Ages
331Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107972URN

Lower Wortley Road, Leeds, LS12 4PX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 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

2.7per place

0.4 below Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

126 applications for 46 places · 132nd of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted'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	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

24 September 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
27 November 2019
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Leeds median (3.1) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

126 applications · 46 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 2.7; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 3.2; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 3.4; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 3.4; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 3.3; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 3.5; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 3.4; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 2.5; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 3.6; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 3.8; Leeds median median 2.9
2016 2.8; Leeds median median 2.7
2015 3.0; Leeds median median 2.3
2014 2.7; 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	46	126	2.7	51	1.11
Sep 2025	45	143	3.2	51	1.13
Sep 2024	35	119	3.4	32	0.91
Sep 2023	45	155	3.4	47	1.04
Sep 2022	39	129	3.3	39	1.00
Sep 2021	45	156	3.5	46	1.02
Sep 2020	45	155	3.4	63	1.40
Sep 2019	45	113	2.5	47	1.04
Sep 2018	45	163	3.6	58	1.29
Sep 2017	45	169	3.8	69	1.53
Sep 2016	45	124	2.8	44	0.98
Sep 2015	45	135	3.0	60	1.33
Sep 2014	45	120	2.7	50	1.11

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 64% · Maths 75% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%147th of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Leeds 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	55%	7%	104	102
2023/24	68%	5%	105	104
2022/23	61%	5%	104	103

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

Lower Wortley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Cobden Primary School
0.8 km · Leeds

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025
Five Lanes Primary School
0.9 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Whingate Primary School
1.2 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.4 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Lawns Park Primary School
1.5 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Ryecroft Academy
1.6 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Leeds

Good2023

3.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Leeds

2026

2.7applications per place 69%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: 107972 · 383/2496
Capacity: 315 pupils · 331 on roll
Free school meals: 15.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Lower Wortley Road, Leeds, LS12 4PX
Local authority: Leeds

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