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Low Road Primary School

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

personMr Andy Gamble

location_onLeeds, LS10 2PS

language Visit Website phone 1132716051

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

202

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Expected Standard

86%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Low Road Primary School is a Community school primary school in Leeds, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 5% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Low Road Primary School is a community school in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 192 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #22 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #1,120 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 30.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.4 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

86%

LA 62%

Reading95% LA 74%

Writing86% LA 71%

Maths100% LA 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading63% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing93% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths89% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading84% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths96% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.1

Read

LA 0.3

3.6 to 8.7

1.5

Write

LA 0.6

-1.0 to 3.9

6.5

Maths

LA 0.6

4.1 to 8.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 0.1

-0.5 to 4.9

1.8

Write

LA 0.0

-0.6 to 4.2

4.2

Maths

LA 0.4

1.9 to 6.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 61%

Reading90% LA 72%

Writing90% LA 74%

Maths90% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA 0.0

1.2 to 6.6

Write

LA -0.2

-0.6 to 4.6

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.4 to 4.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 October 2023

Inspection Report

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16 May 2018

Inspection Report

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30 September 2014

Inspection Report

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22 March 2011

Inspection Report

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13 October 2009

Inspection Report

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10 July 2008

Inspection Report

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14 June 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-05-16

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-09-30

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-03-22

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

2.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.6%(3 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 192 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.1%, 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)	192	4	2.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	183	5	2.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	216	4	1.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	205	3	1.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	202	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	212	7	3.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	198	6	3.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	191	5	2.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	190	2	1.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	195	2	1.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	190	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	182	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	183	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	172	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	162	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	165	1	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	160	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	159	2	1.3%	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 21 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils