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Swarcliffe Primary School

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

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location_onLeeds, LS14 5JW

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

327

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Swarcliffe Primary School is a Community school primary school in Leeds, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Swarcliffe Primary School is a community school in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 308 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #176 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #11,443 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 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

52%

LA 62%

Reading75% LA 74%

Writing75% LA 71%

Maths59% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading62% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading88% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing56% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.1

Read

LA 0.3

2.2 to 6.0

-0.3

Write

LA 0.6

-2.1 to 1.5

-0.1

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.8 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA 0.1

0.7 to 4.4

0.9

Write

LA 0.0

-0.8 to 2.6

2.3

Maths

LA 0.4

0.7 to 3.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 61%

Reading78% LA 72%

Writing73% LA 74%

Maths80% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 0.0

0.4 to 4

-0.4

Write

LA -0.2

-2.1 to 1.3

1.4

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.2 to 3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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14 January 2020

Inspection Report

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24 May 2016

Inspection Report

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31 March 2014

Inspection Report

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27 November 2013

Inspection Report

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28 November 2011

Inspection Report

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05 June 2008

Inspection Report

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02 February 2007

Inspection Report

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03 May 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-05-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-11-27

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(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 308 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, 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)	308	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	300	3	1.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	328	3	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	316	3	0.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	313	17	5.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	331	2	0.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	327	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	316	3	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	338	2	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	326	3	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	323	2	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	331	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	321	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	317	2	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	351	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	351	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	342	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	350	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	337	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	326	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	343	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	336	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	331	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	345	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	329	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	322	1	0.3%	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 48 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils