Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #199 in Leeds public Top 88% UK

Hovingham Primary School

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

personMrs Kellie Halliday

location_onLeeds, LS8 3QY

language Visit Website phone 1132489537

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2024

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Students

726

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Expected Standard

40%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Hovingham Primary School is a Community school primary school in Leeds, serving ages 2-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 88% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hovingham Primary School is a community school in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 708 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #199 of 224 primaries in Leeds and #13,005 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, 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 21.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 34.5%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 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

40%

LA 62%

Reading46% LA 74%

Writing45% LA 71%

Maths53% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading48% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing47% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths55% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

20%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading29% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing40% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths40% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA 0.3

-3.9 to -1.3

-0.4

Write

LA 0.6

-1.6 to 0.9

-0.9

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.1 to 0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

23%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading38% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths47% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.1

-2.2 to 1.2

1.8

Write

LA 0.0

0.2 to 3.3

0.0

Maths

LA 0.4

-1.5 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 61%

Reading50% LA 72%

Writing60% LA 74%

Maths39% LA 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.0

-3 to 0.2

-2.8

Write

LA -0.2

-4.3 to -1.3

-3

Maths

LA 0.1

-4.4 to -1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2025

Inspection Report

05 June 2025

Inspection Report

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27 February 2024

Inspection Report

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09 November 2021

Inspection Report

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27 September 2016

Inspection Report

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24 November 2014

Inspection Report

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08 July 2014

Inspection Report

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21 November 2012

Inspection Report

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11 September 2012

Inspection Report

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15 June 2011

Inspection Report

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29 March 2010

Inspection Report

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19 April 2007

Inspection Report

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11 March 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-02-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2021-11-09

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-09-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-07-08

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(7 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 708 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, 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)	708	7	1.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	703	2	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	731	6	0.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	713	6	0.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	731	4	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	738	5	0.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	726	2	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	697	2	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	699	4	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	666	5	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	664	2	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	668	1	0.1%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	691	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	658	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	759	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	759	1	0.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	756	19	2.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	782	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	779	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	779	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	790	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	800	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	773	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	703	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	689	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	669	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 69 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Physical Disability 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils