Ofsted: Good trending_up High Demand emoji_events #7 in Leeds public Top 14% UK

White Laith Primary School

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

personMrs Nicola Sheerin

corporate_fareThe Leeds East Primary Partnership

location_onLeeds, LS14 2BL

language Visit Website phone 1132930280

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

234

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.6x

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White Laith Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Leeds, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Highly competitive: 1.6× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

White Laith Primary School is a foundation school in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of The Leeds East Primary Partnership. The school has approximately 227 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #7 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #327 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.6× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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%

Writing90% LA 71%

Maths86% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading90% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths100% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading87% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 0.3

0.2 to 4.9

2.2

Write

LA 0.6

0.0 to 4.4

4.6

Maths

LA 0.6

2.4 to 6.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.1

-1.1 to 3.4

0.3

Write

LA 0.0

-1.8 to 2.4

2.5

Maths

LA 0.4

0.6 to 4.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 61%

Reading83% LA 72%

Writing90% LA 74%

Maths93% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.0

-2.4 to 1.8

1.1

Write

LA -0.2

-1 to 3.2

4.4

Maths

LA 0.1

2.5 to 6.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 May 2022

Inspection Report

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01 November 2016

Inspection Report

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28 November 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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11 October 2006

Inspection Report

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21 October 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-11-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-11-28

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2006-10-11

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(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 227 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	227	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	250	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	241	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	234	1	0.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	246	2	0.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	239	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	251	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	245	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	238	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	237	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	241	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	241	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	245	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	234	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 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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White Laith 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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