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Bardsey Primary Academy

5–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149546URN

Woodacre Lane, Bardsey, Leeds, LS17 9DG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.6 below Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

62 applications for 25 places · 156th of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Leeds median (3.1) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

62 applications · 25 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 2.5; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 3.3; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 3.2; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 3.2; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 3.0; Leeds median median 3.3; as the previous school
2021 3.0; Leeds median median 3.1; as the previous school
2020 2.8; Leeds median median 2.9; as the previous school
2019 2.8; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 3.4; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 3.2; Leeds median median 2.9; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Leeds median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as Bardsey Primary School (URN 107868), 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	25	62	2.5	17	0.68
Sep 2025	30	100	3.3	39	1.30
Sep 2024	30	96	3.2	28	0.93
Sep 2023	30	97	3.2	29	0.97
Sep 2022 *	30	91	3.0	25	0.83
Sep 2021 *	30	90	3.0	24	0.80
Sep 2020 *	30	85	2.8	21	0.70
Sep 2019 *	30	83	2.8	25	0.83
Sep 2018 *	30	102	3.4	30	1.00
Sep 2017 *	24	77	3.2	18	0.75
Sep 2016 *	30	83	2.8	25	0.83
Sep 2015 *	30	71	2.4	21	0.70
Sep 2014 *	23	46	2.0	14	0.61

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 83% · Maths 93% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%35th of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth31%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard55%

Leeds 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	79%	31%	109	110
2023/24	75%	4%	107	107
2022/23	57%	13%	104	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

Bardsey Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.1 km · Leeds

2026

3.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Thorner Church of England Primary School
3.5 km · Leeds

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Shadwell Primary School
4.3 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Harewood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.4 km · Leeds

Good2022

4.7applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Sicklinghall Community Primary School
4.8 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Fieldhead Carr Primary School
5.5 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Wigton Moor Primary School
5.7 km · Leeds

Outstanding2023

3.8applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Whinmoor St Paul's Church of England Primary School
5.7 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 62%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: 149546 · 383/2385
Trust: The Gorse Academies Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 5.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2023
Replaced: Bardsey Primary School (URN 107868)
Address: Woodacre Lane, Bardsey, Leeds, LS17 9DG
Local authority: Leeds

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources