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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth

5–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
139352URN

Broadgate Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

0.7 above Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

110 applications for 29 places · 52nd of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 17 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
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

3.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Leeds median (3.1) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

110 applications · 29 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.8; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 4.7; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 4.2; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 3.8; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 4.7; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 4.1; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 4.4; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 4.0; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 3.7; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 4.3; Leeds median median 2.9
2016 4.1; Leeds median median 2.7
2015 3.2; Leeds median median 2.3
2014 3.2; 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	29	110	3.8	30	1.03
Sep 2025	24	113	4.7	19	0.79
Sep 2024	30	125	4.2	35	1.17
Sep 2023	30	115	3.8	28	0.93
Sep 2022	29	136	4.7	32	1.10
Sep 2021	28	115	4.1	22	0.79
Sep 2020	30	132	4.4	39	1.30
Sep 2019	30	121	4.0	37	1.23
Sep 2018	30	112	3.7	34	1.13
Sep 2017	30	129	4.3	42	1.40
Sep 2016	30	123	4.1	46	1.53
Sep 2015	30	97	3.2	45	1.50
Sep 2014	30	95	3.2	24	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 80% · Maths 70% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%110th of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	63%	3%	107	102
2023/24	70%	10%	109	106
2022/23	79%	34%	111	108

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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, HorsforthThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Broadgate Primary School
0.1 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

4.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
0.3 km · Leeds

Good2022

3.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Horsforth Featherbank Primary School
1.0 km · Leeds

Outstanding2024

7.2applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Westbrook Lane Primary School
1.0 km · Leeds

2026

4.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hawksworth Wood Primary School
1.4 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
West End Primary School
1.4 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

5.2applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School
1.7 km · Leeds

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Iveson Primary School
1.8 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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Urgent improvement
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139352 · 383/3359
Trust: The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 6.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2013
Replaced: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth (URN 108013)
Address: Broadgate Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5AB
Local authority: Leeds

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