Academy sponsor led · Leeds

Lift Cottingley

2–11Ages
242Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138973URN

Dulverton Grove, Cottingley, Leeds, LS11 0HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

1.6 below Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

40 applications for 26 places · 210th of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

Inspection history

12 June 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
27 February 2019
Graded inspection: 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

1.6 below Leeds median (3.1) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 26 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 1.5; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 1.7; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 2.2; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 1.4; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 1.6; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 1.6; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 1.4; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 1.1; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 1.1; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 1.2; Leeds median median 2.9
2016 1.1; Leeds median median 2.7
2015 1.3; Leeds median median 2.3
2014 1.1; 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	26	40	1.5	24	0.92
Sep 2025	21	35	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2024	14	31	2.2	13	0.93
Sep 2023	36	50	1.4	34	0.94
Sep 2022	36	59	1.6	33	0.92
Sep 2021	31	49	1.6	30	0.97
Sep 2020	39	53	1.4	34	0.87
Sep 2019	29	33	1.1	25	0.86
Sep 2018	41	46	1.1	37	0.90
Sep 2017	32	38	1.2	28	0.88
Sep 2016	45	51	1.1	46	1.02
Sep 2015	45	57	1.3	50	1.11
Sep 2014	24	26	1.1	17	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 85% · Maths 85% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%26th of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Leeds 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	82%	18%	106	107
2023/24	79%	15%	108	107
2022/23	69%	6%	103	105

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

Lift CottingleyThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Beeston Primary School
0.8 km · Leeds

Good2022

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Elliott Hudson College
1.0 km · Leeds

Not yet inspected
Hugh Gaitskell Primary School
1.1 km · Leeds

2026

2.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Churwell Primary Academy
1.4 km · Leeds

Remains Good2020

2.5applications per place
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston
1.5 km · Leeds

Outstanding2023

5.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Lower Wortley Primary School
1.9 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Park View Primary Academy
2.1 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Cockburn Ingram Road Academy
2.2 km · Leeds

Special measures Inadequate2024

2.1applications per place

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138973 · 383/2006
Trust: Lift Schools
Capacity: 420 pupils · 242 on roll
Free school meals: 54.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2012
Replaced: Cottingley Primary School (URN 107948)
Address: Dulverton Grove, Cottingley, Leeds, LS11 0HU
Local authority: Leeds

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