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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley

4–11Ages
187Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
139355URN

Manor Square, Otley, LS21 3AP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.3 above Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

102 applications for 30 places · 74th of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Leeds median (3.1) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

102 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 5.6; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 3.6; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 4.5; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 3.8; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 3.6; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 2.7; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 2.5; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 2.8; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 3.3; Leeds median median 2.9
2016 3.2; Leeds median median 2.7
2015 2.5; Leeds median median 2.3
2014 2.6; Leeds median median 2.5

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	102	3.4	31	1.03
Sep 2025	17	95	5.6	17	1.00
Sep 2024	29	103	3.6	23	0.79
Sep 2023	24	109	4.5	23	0.96
Sep 2022	30	115	3.8	17	0.57
Sep 2021	26	94	3.6	25	0.96
Sep 2020	30	82	2.7	26	0.87
Sep 2019	30	75	2.5	30	1.00
Sep 2018	24	66	2.8	15	0.63
Sep 2017	30	98	3.3	34	1.13
Sep 2016	19	60	3.2	17	0.89
Sep 2015	23	58	2.5	19	0.83
Sep 2014	27	71	2.6	18	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 79% · Maths 83% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%93rd of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard38%

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	67%	8%	108	106
2023/24	62%	3%	107	104
2022/23	80%	13%	107	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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, OtleyThis school
This school

Good2024

3.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Westgate Primary School
0.7 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Otley All Saints CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Ashfield Primary School
1.1 km · Leeds

2026

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Otley the Whartons Primary School
1.3 km · Leeds

Remains Good2022
Guiseley Primary School
3.5 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

4.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School
3.6 km · Bradford

Outstanding2024

4.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Burley Oaks Primary School
3.6 km · Bradford

Outstanding2022

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Queensway Primary School
3.6 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

14.0applications per place 31%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139355 · 383/3360
Trust: The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 187 on roll
Free school meals: 10.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2013
Replaced: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley (URN 108014)
Address: Manor Square, Otley, LS21 3AP
Local authority: Leeds

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