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Allerton CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 2-11MixedChurch of England624 pupilsNurseryLeeds
School Chooser Score
52
In line with
similar schools
Likely range 34 to 68
Out of 100. Better than 38% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, July 2022
Reached the expected level at 1162%England 63%
Attendance95.4%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families24%About the same as most schools in England
Places6 spare624 pupils, 630 places
Pupils per teacher19.8School workforce census

Allerton CofE Primary School is a Church of England school (voluntary controlled) in Leeds for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 624 pupils and room for 630. About 24 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 52 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 38% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.

Lingfield Approach, Alwoodley, Leeds, LS17 7HL0113 293 0699allertonceprimary.comMrs Helen Stott headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 6 July 2022 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

91 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1162%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level9%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score107.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score105.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 67%67%20172018: 60%60%20182019: 64%64%20192023: 52%52%20232024: 51%51%20242025: 62%62%2025
Since 2017: -5%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017LeedsEngland
Pupils tested918790596043
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths62%51%52%64%60%67%64%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths9%8%4%8%10%14%9%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score107.0105.0105.0103.0104.0104.0105.5105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score105.0103.0105.0104.0103.0105.0104.8104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score107.0105.0108.0106.0107.0107.0105.5105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard79%78%73%69%73%72%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard75%66%71%73%68%77%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)71%61%58%76%90%81%
Reading progressReading progress score+1.3-1.7-0.2+1.0
Maths progressMaths progress score+0.7-1.5-1.1+1.9
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged31%32%39%35%50%53%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged78%59%59%79%67%79%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 4 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
31%78%
Gap 47 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
60%63%
Gap 3 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
49%62%
Gap 13 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%9%
Gap 9 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

A few spare places571 pupils for 630 places, 2024/25
91% full

About 59 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 5% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (56 offers for 90 places).

EntryPlacesGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary9056all offeredLA
2025 Primary9063all offeredLA
2024 Primary9061all offeredLA
2023 Primary9058all offeredLA

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll624Census January 2026
Places63099% full
Pupils from low-income families23%24% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English45%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support17%108 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%7 pupils with a plan
Average class size24.89 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)24%£206,150 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls317 / 307
White British pupils36%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 24.5 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 29.0 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (68), emotional and mental health (21), Autistic spectrum disorder (14), Moderate learning difficulty (4), Hearing impairment (2), Other difficulty or disability (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll624642674703689681
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals23%25%25%26%26%26%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language45%41%42%42%40%36%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support18%15%15%10%10%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans1%0%0%0%0%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.4%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school10.6%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils1.92024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.9%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.6%5.5%5.7%5.6%3.8%4.7%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.7%3.2%3.5%4.2%2.6%3.0%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.9%2.3%2.2%1.5%1.2%1.7%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence10.6%11.7%14.1%15.0%9.3%11.5%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate1.93.12.60.00.7
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers30.4full-time equivalent, 37 people
Pupils per teacher19.8Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants25.2full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£48,791
Teachers who left in the year15%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,013England £7,738. Total £4.9m
Income per pupil£7,157England £7,697. Total £4.4m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,365England £3,480
Money in reserve10%A healthy amount put by: £419k, £679 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£528kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£8,013spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m40612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate125 per 1,000 people37% higher than the England average
Typical house price£245,000Leeds
Nearest bus stop150 mLingfield Centre, 16 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Alwoodley Primary SchoolCouncil540 m464Good 202479Compare
Primley Wood Primary SchoolFree school600 m245Good 201960Compare
Brodetsky Primary SchoolJewish610 m214Good 202384Compare
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy660 m198Report card 202692Compare
Moortown Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles207Outstanding 202496Compare
Highfield Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles419Outstanding 202498Compare
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy1.0 miles375Good 202494Compare
St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy1.0 miles204Good 202280Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Allerton CofE Primary School with the 50 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats38%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the lower half of its group. Its score of 52 is 10 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 2 · middle 62 · highest 100100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 50 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Allerton CofE Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Cottingley Village Primary SchoolAcademy11.3 miles448Good 202360Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 52 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 52% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 34 to 68. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%in line
-0.01
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 91 pupils
Ofsted inspection17% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old)in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 4.2 years old
Progress pupils make20%in line
-0.02
DfE progress measure; 91 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%above
+0.07
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.04
2024/25; 517 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%below
-0.07
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 91 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Allerton CofE Primary School a good school?

It is about average. Allerton CofE Primary School scores 52 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 38% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 34 to 68, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Allerton CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Allerton CofE Primary School good at its last full inspection on 6 July 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.

How good are Allerton CofE Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 62% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 9% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Allerton CofE Primary School have?

624 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 630 places, so it is 99% full.

Is Allerton CofE Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 59 places were empty in 2024/25 (9% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Allerton CofE Primary School?

Pupils were in school 95.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 11% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Allerton CofE Primary School?

The average class had 24.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Lingfield Approach, Alwoodley, Leeds, LS17 7HL
Telephone
0113 293 0699
Website
www.allertonceprimary.com
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Stott
Type of school
Church of England school (voluntary controlled) (Voluntary controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 2-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Leeds (ce)
Local authority
Leeds
Ward
Alwoodley
Constituency
Leeds North East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2007 (result of amalgamation)
URN
135210 · LAESTAB 3833931 · UKPRN 10079949
Formerly
Fir Tree Primary School, Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Primary School

Where these figures come from