Academy sponsor led · Leeds

Spring Bank Primary School

4–11Ages
187Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150506URN

Spring Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 1AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2021 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.6per place

1.5 above Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

83 applications for 18 places · 25th of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 12 October 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

4.6applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Leeds median (3.1) 2.4 above England median (2.2)

83 applications · 18 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 4.6; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 2.7; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 6.7; Leeds median median 3.3; as the previous school
2023 3.1; Leeds median median 3.3; as the previous school
2022 5.9; Leeds median median 3.3; as the previous school
2021 4.1; Leeds median median 3.1; as the previous school
2020 4.1; Leeds median median 2.9; as the previous school
2019 4.2; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 3.9; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 4.4; Leeds median median 2.9; as the previous school
2016 5.2; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 3.9; Leeds median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 3.9; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as Spring Bank Primary School (URN 107890), 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	18	83	4.6	12	0.67
Sep 2025	30	80	2.7	14	0.47
Sep 2024 *	12	80	6.7	9	0.75
Sep 2023 *	30	92	3.1	23	0.77
Sep 2022 *	16	94	5.9	7	0.44
Sep 2021 *	22	91	4.1	9	0.41
Sep 2020 *	30	123	4.1	23	0.77
Sep 2019 *	30	127	4.2	22	0.73
Sep 2018 *	30	117	3.9	34	1.13
Sep 2017 *	30	132	4.4	18	0.60
Sep 2016 *	30	157	5.2	36	1.20
Sep 2015 *	30	118	3.9	27	0.90
Sep 2014 *	30	117	3.9	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 80% · Maths 80% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%102nd of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Leeds 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	65%	20%	107	106
2023/24
2022/23

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

Spring Bank Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2021

4.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Brudenell Primary School
0.5 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

5.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Shire Oak VC Primary School
0.6 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

4.1applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.1 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Kirkstall Valley Primary School
1.2 km · Leeds

2026

3.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Quarry Mount Primary School
1.4 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Beecroft Primary School
1.4 km · Leeds

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Leeds

Good2023

4.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Weetwood Primary School
1.5 km · Leeds

Remains Good2022

6.1applications per place 72%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150506 · 383/2038
Trust: Owlcotes Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 187 on roll
Free school meals: 30.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2024
Replaced: Spring Bank Primary School (URN 107890)
Address: Spring Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 1AD
Local authority: Leeds

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