Voluntary aided school · Leeds

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby

3–11Ages
226Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
108020URN

Barley Fields Road, Wetherby, LS22 6PR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 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

2.4per place

0.7 below Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

73 applications for 30 places · 163rd of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted'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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 2.7; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 2.8; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 3.1; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 3.0; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 3.2; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 2.6; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 2.5; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 2.4; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Leeds median median 2.9
2016 2.2; Leeds median median 2.7
2015 1.6; Leeds median median 2.3
2014 2.3; Leeds median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Leeds median in 1 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	73	2.4	26	0.87
Sep 2025	27	72	2.7	23	0.85
Sep 2024	29	81	2.8	28	0.97
Sep 2023	30	92	3.1	35	1.17
Sep 2022	30	90	3.0	28	0.93
Sep 2021	30	96	3.2	34	1.13
Sep 2020	29	76	2.6	24	0.83
Sep 2019	30	76	2.5	27	0.90
Sep 2018	30	71	2.4	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	64	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2016	30	65	2.2	38	1.27
Sep 2015	29	46	1.6	28	0.97
Sep 2014	30	70	2.3	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 87% · Maths 90% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%42nd of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Leeds 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	77%	6%	106	106
2023/24	66%	17%	106	105
2022/23	87%	10%	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

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WetherbyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Crossley Street Primary School
0.3 km · Leeds

Outstanding2024

4.3applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
0.8 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Deighton Gates Primary School
0.9 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.3 km · Leeds

2026

3.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa
4.1 km · Leeds

Good2022

2.8applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch
4.1 km · Leeds

Good2024

2.9applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Primrose Lane Primary School
4.2 km · Leeds

Requires improvement2023

3.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Sicklinghall Community Primary School
4.2 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 80%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108020 · 383/3366
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 226 on roll
Free school meals: 5.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Barley Fields Road, Wetherby, LS22 6PR
Local authority: Leeds

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