Academy sponsor led · Leeds

Blackgates Primary Academy

2–11Ages
233Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146102URN

Smithy Lane, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1QQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

close to Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

69 applications for 22 places · 100th of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 23 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

3.1applications per place, Reception

close to Leeds median (3.1) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

69 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

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

2026 3.1; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 3.0; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 2.6; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 4.9; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 3.6; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 3.3; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 2.6; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 2.5; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 2.2; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Leeds median median 2.9; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Leeds median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as Blackgates Primary School (URN 134406), 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	22	69	3.1	22	1.00
Sep 2025	30	89	3.0	32	1.07
Sep 2024	22	57	2.6	21	0.95
Sep 2023	16	79	4.9	15	0.94
Sep 2022	27	98	3.6	25	0.93
Sep 2021	24	80	3.3	24	1.00
Sep 2020	32	83	2.6	23	0.72
Sep 2019	26	64	2.5	24	0.92
Sep 2018 *	37	83	2.2	34	0.92
Sep 2017 *	42	102	2.4	37	0.88
Sep 2016 *	46	113	2.5	39	0.85
Sep 2015 *	57	97	1.7	46	0.81
Sep 2014 *	46	109	2.4	45	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 65% · Maths 68% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%167th of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard24%

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	50%	6%	104	105
2023/24	41%	0%	100	100
2022/23	55%	4%	103	104

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

Blackgates Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Westerton Primary Academy
1.1 km · Leeds

Good2023

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

Good2024

3.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Middleton Primary School
1.9 km · Leeds

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
East Ardsley Primary Academy
2.0 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Westwood Primary School
2.1 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Morley Newlands Academy
2.5 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Elements Primary School
2.5 km · Leeds

Good2023

3.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
2.6 km · Leeds

Good2023

3.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146102 · 383/2025
Trust: Leodis Academies Trust
Capacity: 445 pupils · 233 on roll
Free school meals: 46.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Blackgates Primary School (URN 134406)
Address: Smithy Lane, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1QQ
Local authority: Leeds

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