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Westerton Primary Academy

3–11Ages
664Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142452URN

Hesketh Lane, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1AR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.8 below Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

137 applications for 59 places · 181st of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%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 · 24 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Leeds median (3.1) close to England median (2.2)

137 applications · 59 places offered · 72 named it first

2026 2.3; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 2.0; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 1.9; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 2.0; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 1.9; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 2.0; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 2.2; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 1.9; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 1.8; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 2.0; Leeds median median 2.9
2016 2.0; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Leeds median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leeds median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as Westerton Primary School (URN 107825), the previous school.

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	59	137	2.3	72	1.22
Sep 2025	77	156	2.0	75	0.97
Sep 2024	73	140	1.9	71	0.97
Sep 2023	90	182	2.0	96	1.07
Sep 2022	90	175	1.9	90	1.00
Sep 2021	88	172	2.0	82	0.93
Sep 2020	90	200	2.2	99	1.10
Sep 2019	90	169	1.9	85	0.94
Sep 2018	90	162	1.8	89	0.99
Sep 2017	90	178	2.0	99	1.10
Sep 2016 *	90	180	2.0	92	1.02
Sep 2015 *	90	176	2.0	97	1.08
Sep 2014 *	90	193	2.1	95	1.06

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 71% · Maths 80% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%120th of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Leeds 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	62%	10%	105	105
2023/24	57%	8%	105	104
2022/23	63%	10%	106	107

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

Westerton Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Hill Top Primary Academy
0.9 km · Leeds

Good2024

3.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Blackgates Primary Academy
1.1 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Lydgate Junior and Infant School
2.3 km · Kirklees

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Fountain Primary School
2.6 km · Leeds

Good2021

2.5applications per place
Morley Newlands Academy
2.7 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
2.8 km · Kirklees

2026

1.9applications per place
Seven Hills Primary School
2.8 km · Leeds

Good2023

5.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Middleton Primary School
2.9 km · Leeds

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 53%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: 142452 · 383/2297
Trust: Leodis Academies Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 664 on roll
Free school meals: 12.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2016
Replaced: Westerton Primary School (URN 107825)
Address: Hesketh Lane, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1AR
Local authority: Leeds

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