School Chooser

Grange Farm Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11MixedFoundation422 pupilsNurseryLeeds
School Chooser Score
10
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 6 to 18
Out of 100. Better than 12% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, March 2022
Reached the expected level at 1138%England 63%
Attendance92.3%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families53%Far more than most schools
Places27 spare422 pupils, 449 places
Pupils per teacher20.7School workforce census

Grange Farm Primary School is a foundation school in Leeds for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 422 pupils and room for 449. About 52 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 10 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 12% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.

Barncroft Rise, Seacroft, Leeds, LS14 1AX0113 293 0120grangefarm.leeds.sch.ukMr Neil Winn acting headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 9 March 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

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

Reached the expected level at 1138%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level3%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score101.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score102.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 54%54%20172018: 50%50%20182019: 51%51%20192023: 34%34%20232024: 47%47%20242025: 38%38%2025
Since 2017: -16%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017LeedsEngland
Pupils tested586058615846
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths38%47%34%51%50%54%64%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths3%0%2%8%5%2%9%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score101.0104.0101.0103.0103.0103.0105.5105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score102.0104.0101.0106.0103.0105.0104.8104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score101.0103.0101.0105.0104.0105.0105.5105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard55%68%53%64%69%65%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard59%72%57%82%69%80%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)50%50%57%69%62%70%
Reading progressReading progress score-2.8+0.8-0.8+0.1
Maths progressMaths progress score-1.8+3.1-0.3+1.8
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged31%28%24%49%46%41%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged46%68%50%56%59%74%

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. 2 of the 4 gaps are 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%46%
Gap 15 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
32%43%
Gap 11 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
50%38%
Gap 12 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%3%
Gap 3 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.

A few spare places394 pupils for 420 places, 2024/25
94% full

About 26 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.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Leeds council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

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 roll422Census January 2026
Places44994% full
Pupils from low-income families53%53% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English22%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support21%87 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%6 pupils with a plan
Average class size25.912 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils25%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)52%£302,250 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls233 / 189
White British pupils66%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 20.8 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 30.2 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (35), emotional and mental health (27), Moderate learning difficulty (16), Autistic spectrum disorder (6), Specific learning difficulty (5), Hearing impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll422429440456475455
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals53%49%53%54%50%53%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language22%20%19%17%17%15%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support25%22%23%22%24%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%1%0%0%1%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance92.3%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school27.4%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils5.42024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission3.0%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence7.7%9.2%8.4%8.1%4.9%4.8%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.7%5.5%5.3%5.7%2.6%2.9%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence3.0%3.7%3.1%2.5%2.2%1.9%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence27.4%31.2%28.2%28.0%12.7%12.4%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate5.42.50.90.42.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

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

Teachers20.0full-time equivalent, 23 people
Pupils per teacher20.7Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers96%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants21.6full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£52,604
Teachers who left in the year8%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher5.12024/25

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£7,283England £7,738. Total £3.1m
Income per pupil£7,471England £7,697. Total £3.2m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,134England £3,480
Money in reserve6%Not much put by: £192k, £452 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£80kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£7,283spent 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 m53212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate215 per 1,000 people136% higher than the England average
Typical house price£245,000Leeds
Nearest bus stop130 mBoggart Hill Cres, 14 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
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic470 m212Good 202374Compare
Beechwood Primary SchoolFoundation0.7 miles455No overall grade 202582Compare
Whinmoor St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England0.7 miles210Good 202036Compare
White Laith Primary SchoolFoundation0.9 miles241Good 202276Compare
Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles241Not inspected99Compare
Fieldhead Carr Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles406Good 202423Compare
Swarcliffe Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles299Not inspected23Compare
Parklands Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles360Outstanding 202411Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Grange Farm Primary School with the 49 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 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats12%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the bottom quarter of its group. Its score of 10 is 27 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 37 · highest 94100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 49 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Grange Farm 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
Cavendish Primary SchoolAcademy10.1 miles456Good 202021Compare
Farfield Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil13.9 miles384Good 202046Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 10 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 10% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 6 to 18. 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%below
-0.25
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 58 pupils
Ofsted inspection16% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old)in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 4.5 years old
Progress pupils make20%below
-0.14
DfE progress measure; 58 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%in line
-0.02
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%well below
-0.19
2024/25; 369 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%below
-0.10
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 58 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 Grange Farm Primary School a good school?

The figures are weak. Grange Farm Primary School scores 10 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 12% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 6 to 18, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Grange Farm Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Grange Farm Primary School good at its last full inspection on 9 March 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 Grange Farm Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 38% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 3% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Grange Farm Primary School have?

422 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 449 places, so it is 94% full.

Is Grange Farm Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 26 places were empty in 2024/25 (6% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Grange Farm Primary School?

Pupils were in school 92.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 27% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Grange Farm Primary School?

The average class had 25.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 25% of classes 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
Barncroft Rise, Seacroft, Leeds, LS14 1AX
Telephone
0113 293 0120
Website
www.grangefarm.leeds.sch.uk
Acting Headteacher
Mr Neil Winn
Type of school
Foundation school (Foundation school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Trust
The Leeds East Primary Partnership (5 schools)
Local authority
Leeds
Ward
Killingbeck & Seacroft
Constituency
Leeds East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
107923 · LAESTAB 3832447 · UKPRN 10073023

Where these figures come from