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Grimes Dyke Primary School

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

personMiss Louise Hill

location_onLeeds, LS14 5BY

language Visit Website phone 1132941066

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

242

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Expected Standard

43%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Grimes Dyke Primary School is a Community school primary school in Leeds, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Grimes Dyke Primary School is a community school in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 226 pupils on roll, of whom 54% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #188 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #12,040 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 Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 62%

Reading60% LA 74%

Writing60% LA 71%

Maths50% LA 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading57% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing50% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA 0.3

0.7 to 4.3

0.5

Write

LA 0.6

-1.3 to 2.2

1.6

Maths

LA 0.6

-0.1 to 3.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading57% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA 0.1

-4.2 to 0.2

-1.8

Write

LA 0.0

-3.8 to 0.2

-0.1

Maths

LA 0.4

-2.1 to 1.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

23%

LA 61%

Reading39% LA 72%

Writing42% LA 74%

Maths32% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.8

Read

LA 0.0

-6.9 to -2.7

-2.3

Write

LA -0.2

-4.3 to -0.3

-3.4

Maths

LA 0.1

-5.3 to -1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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29 January 2020

Inspection Report

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03 October 2017

Inspection Report

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13 December 2012

Inspection Report

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22 September 2010

Inspection Report

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02 July 2008

Inspection Report

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11 March 2008

Inspection Report

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05 December 2007

Inspection Report

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18 June 2007

Inspection Report

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14 March 2007

Inspection Report

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16 October 2006

Inspection Report

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18 February 2002

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

Good

Leadership

Good

2020-01-29

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-10-03

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-12-13

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

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

5.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.5%(8 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 226 pupils. During this period, there were 13 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	226	13	5.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	219	10	4.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	229	10	4.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	221	3	1.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	214	3	1.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	246	6	2.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	242	2	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	235	1	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	242	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	239	4	1.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	290	3	1.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	288	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	275	2	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	278	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	278	3	1.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	266	5	1.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	293	5	1.7%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	291	2	0.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	282	5	1.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	295	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	286	1	0.3%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	274	1	0.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	294	2	0.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	287	4	1.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	288	2	0.7%	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 22 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

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Grimes Dyke Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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