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Bankside Primary School

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

personMs Victoria Broughton

corporate_fareLeeds Learning Alliance

location_onLeeds, LS8 5AW

language Visit Website phone 1133368383

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

689

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Expected Standard

31%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bankside Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Leeds, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 97% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bankside Primary School is a foundation school in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of Leeds Learning Alliance. The school has approximately 698 pupils on roll, of whom 35% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 31% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #205 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #13,348 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

31%

LA 62%

Reading46% LA 74%

Writing36% LA 71%

Maths50% LA 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading52% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing43% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths43% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

21%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading41% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing40% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths35% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA 0.3

-2.6 to 0.2

-1.1

Write

LA 0.6

-2.5 to 0.2

-2.4

Maths

LA 0.6

-3.7 to -1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading54% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths60% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.1

-0.9 to 1.8

0.4

Write

LA 0.0

-0.8 to 1.7

0.2

Maths

LA 0.4

-1.0 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%

Reading76% LA 72%

Writing69% LA 74%

Maths65% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.2

Read

LA 0.0

2.9 to 5.5

-0.2

Write

LA -0.2

-1.4 to 1

1.6

Maths

LA 0.1

0.4 to 2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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28 January 2020

Inspection Report

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01 March 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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22 March 2011

Inspection Report

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19 September 2007

Inspection Report

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13 January 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-02-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-03-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-03-22

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-09-19

None EIF

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

0.1%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.1%(1 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 698 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.1%, 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)	698	1	0.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	683	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	739	2	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	724	3	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	700	1	0.1%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	720	4	0.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	689	6	0.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	675	3	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	720	3	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	702	4	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	676	1	0.1%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	725	3	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	695	2	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	711	2	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	745	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	745	1	0.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	728	8	1.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	741	5	0.7%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	732	2	0.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	713	7	1.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	747	9	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	744	5	0.7%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	724	2	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	749	5	0.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	738	5	0.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	716	0	0.0%	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 279 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 40 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 31 pupils

Physical Disability 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils