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Pudsey Waterloo Primary

3–11Ages
416Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145525URN

Victoria Road, Pudsey, LS28 7SR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.4 above Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

169 applications for 48 places · 66th of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%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 · 10 May 2022Ofsted'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

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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

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Leeds median (3.1) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

169 applications · 48 places offered · 43 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.5; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 3.2; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 3.3; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 3.6; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 3.6; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 3.0; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 2.8; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 3.0; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 3.3; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 3.0; Leeds median median 2.9; as the previous school
2016 3.3; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Leeds median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as Pudsey Waterloo Primary (URN 134408), 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	48	169	3.5	43	0.90
Sep 2025	54	173	3.2	52	0.96
Sep 2024	51	170	3.3	50	0.98
Sep 2023	49	174	3.6	46	0.94
Sep 2022	47	168	3.6	46	0.98
Sep 2021	54	164	3.0	53	0.98
Sep 2020	60	169	2.8	54	0.90
Sep 2019	60	178	3.0	70	1.17
Sep 2018	55	180	3.3	51	0.93
Sep 2017 *	52	157	3.0	48	0.92
Sep 2016 *	52	171	3.3	44	0.85
Sep 2015 *	59	137	2.3	44	0.75
Sep 2014 *	60	158	2.6	56	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 70% · Maths 87% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%131st of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard30%

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	60%	8%	106	105
2023/24	71%	7%	105	106
2022/23	75%	12%	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

Pudsey Waterloo PrimaryThis school
This school

Good2022

3.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Greenside Primary School
0.7 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

5.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School
1.0 km · Leeds

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Southroyd Primary and Nursery School
1.2 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Leeds

Good2024

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School
1.4 km · Leeds

Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Lowtown Primary School
1.5 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

4.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery
1.6 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2025

6.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Farsley Farfield Primary School
1.6 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145525 · 383/3920
Trust: Owlcotes Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 499 pupils · 416 on roll
Free school meals: 20.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2018
Replaced: Pudsey Waterloo Primary (URN 134408)
Address: Victoria Road, Pudsey, LS28 7SR
Local authority: Leeds

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