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Kirkstall Valley Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Philip Robertson

location_onLeeds, LS4 2QZ

language Visit Website phone 1138878982

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

223

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Kirkstall Valley Primary School is a Community school primary school in Leeds, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Kirkstall Valley Primary School is a community school in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 229 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #5 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #264 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 62%

Reading83% LA 74%

Writing83% LA 71%

Maths83% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading64% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing54% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading70% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.3

-0.8 to 4.0

0.8

Write

LA 0.6

-1.4 to 3.0

-0.7

Maths

LA 0.6

-3.0 to 1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading78% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 0.1

-0.2 to 4.6

0.6

Write

LA 0.0

-1.6 to 2.8

3.3

Maths

LA 0.4

1.2 to 5.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 61%

Reading90% LA 72%

Writing90% LA 74%

Maths90% LA 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA 0.0

1.1 to 5.5

1.9

Write

LA -0.2

-0.2 to 4

Maths

LA 0.1

0 to 4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 January 2022

Inspection Report

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13 June 2018

Inspection Report

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30 January 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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10 March 2009

Inspection Report

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05 June 2006

Inspection Report

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27 September 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-01-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2018-06-13

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-01-30

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 229 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	214	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	226	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	215	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	224	2	0.9%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	232	4	1.7%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	213	3	1.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	221	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	224	5	2.2%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	243	3	1.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	241	7	2.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	238	6	2.5%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils