Voluntary aided school · Leeds

Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
108041URN

Long Causeway, Adel, Leeds, LS16 8EX · 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

3.9per place

0.8 above Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

120 applications for 31 places · 48th of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

18 March 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
30 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

3.9applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Leeds median (3.1) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

120 applications · 31 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.9; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 3.9; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 4.2; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 4.1; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 4.1; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 4.2; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 3.7; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 3.8; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 3.5; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 3.1; Leeds median median 2.9
2016 3.3; Leeds median median 2.7
2015 3.2; Leeds median median 2.3
2014 3.1; 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	31	120	3.9	33	1.06
Sep 2025	30	117	3.9	24	0.80
Sep 2024	30	125	4.2	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	123	4.1	32	1.07
Sep 2022	28	114	4.1	19	0.68
Sep 2021	30	127	4.2	32	1.07
Sep 2020	30	111	3.7	32	1.07
Sep 2019	27	103	3.8	20	0.74
Sep 2018	30	105	3.5	34	1.13
Sep 2017	30	94	3.1	35	1.17
Sep 2016	30	99	3.3	31	1.03
Sep 2015	30	96	3.2	32	1.07
Sep 2014	30	94	3.1	26	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 73% · Maths 93% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%62nd of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Leeds 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	73%	27%	110	110
2023/24	83%	21%	108	109
2022/23	77%	27%	109	110

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 St John the Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Adel Primary School
0.5 km · Leeds

2026

5.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Leeds

2026

2.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Ireland Wood Primary School
1.6 km · Leeds

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Alwoodley Primary School
1.7 km · Leeds

Good2024

3.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

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

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
2.1 km · Leeds

Good2022

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

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 62%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: 108041 · 383/3902
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 10.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Long Causeway, Adel, Leeds, LS16 8EX
Local authority: Leeds

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