Voluntary controlled school · Leeds

St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

3–11Ages
497Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
108005URN

Strawberry Lane, Tong Road, St Bartholomews Primary School, Leeds, LS12 1SF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 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

2.4per place

0.7 below Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

106 applications for 45 places · 175th of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Leeds median (3.1) close to England median (2.2)

106 applications · 45 places offered · 43 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 2.4; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 2.2; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 2.2; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 2.5; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 1.9; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 1.8; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 2.0; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 1.8; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 1.4; Leeds median median 2.9
2016 1.6; Leeds median median 2.7
2015 1.1; Leeds median median 2.3
2014 1.5; 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	45	106	2.4	43	0.96
Sep 2025	60	142	2.4	57	0.95
Sep 2024	60	133	2.2	60	1.00
Sep 2023	60	132	2.2	62	1.03
Sep 2022	45	114	2.5	45	1.00
Sep 2021	75	145	1.9	69	0.92
Sep 2020	58	103	1.8	53	0.91
Sep 2019	75	147	2.0	80	1.07
Sep 2018	75	132	1.8	84	1.12
Sep 2017	75	108	1.4	68	0.91
Sep 2016	75	119	1.6	72	0.96
Sep 2015	89	100	1.1	64	0.72
Sep 2014	70	106	1.5	64	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 65% · Maths 71% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%158th of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	53%	9%	104	104
2023/24	53%	3%	103	103
2022/23	41%	8%	101	101

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

St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Five Lanes Primary School
0.4 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Leeds

2026

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Castleton Primary School
0.7 km · Leeds

Good2022

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

Good2024

3.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Leeds

Good2023

3.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Whingate Primary School
1.1 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Lower Wortley Primary School
1.4 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.6 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 67%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108005 · 383/3056
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 558 pupils · 497 on roll
Free school meals: 40.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Strawberry Lane, Tong Road, St Bartholomews Primary School, Leeds, LS12 1SF
Local authority: Leeds

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