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Colton Primary School

3–11Ages
228Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146233URN

School Lane, Colton, Leeds, LS15 9AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.8per place

1.7 above Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

145 applications for 30 places · 17th of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 · 21 May 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

4.8applications per place, Reception

1.7 above Leeds median (3.1) 2.6 above England median (2.2)

145 applications · 30 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 4.8; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 5.0; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 4.7; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 4.5; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 5.5; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 6.1; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 5.3; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 5.1; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 5.9; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 5.6; Leeds median median 2.9; as the previous school
2016 5.2; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 5.2; Leeds median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 5.2; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leeds median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as Colton Primary School (URN 107929), 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	30	145	4.8	41	1.37
Sep 2025	30	149	5.0	38	1.27
Sep 2024	30	140	4.7	32	1.07
Sep 2023	30	136	4.5	25	0.83
Sep 2022	30	164	5.5	38	1.27
Sep 2021	30	183	6.1	49	1.63
Sep 2020	30	158	5.3	35	1.17
Sep 2019	29	147	5.1	46	1.59
Sep 2018 *	29	172	5.9	38	1.31
Sep 2017 *	30	168	5.6	44	1.47
Sep 2016 *	30	156	5.2	45	1.50
Sep 2015 *	30	155	5.2	48	1.60
Sep 2014 *	30	155	5.2	48	1.60

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 59% · Maths 66% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%147th of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard24%

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	55%	3%	103	102
2023/24	63%	13%	102	103
2022/23	72%	3%	106	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

Colton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

4.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Austhorpe Primary School
0.6 km · Leeds

Remains Good2022

4.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Whitkirk Primary School
1.2 km · Leeds

Good2023

2.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Templenewsam Halton Primary School
1.9 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Manston St James Primary Academy
2.2 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Cross Gates Primary School
2.3 km · Leeds

Good2024

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Manston Primary
2.5 km · Leeds

Good2022

3.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
2.7 km · Leeds

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Swillington Primary School
2.8 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146233 · 383/2453
Trust: Red Kite Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 228 on roll
Free school meals: 6.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2018
Replaced: Colton Primary School (URN 107929)
Address: School Lane, Colton, Leeds, LS15 9AL
Local authority: Leeds

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