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Whingate Primary School

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

personMiss Claire Beswick and Miss Karen Loney

location_onLeeds, LS12 3DS

language Visit Website phone 1132638910

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

458

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Whingate Primary School is a Community school primary school in Leeds, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Whingate Primary School is a community school in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 471 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #186 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #11,851 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

50%

LA 62%

Reading66% LA 74%

Writing69% LA 71%

Maths60% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading55% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing62% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading47% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing56% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths49% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA 0.3

-4.1 to -0.7

-1.8

Write

LA 0.6

-3.4 to -0.2

-2.8

Maths

LA 0.6

-4.4 to -1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading67% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.1

-1.0 to 2.2

1.3

Write

LA 0.0

-0.1 to 2.8

1.4

Maths

LA 0.4

0.0 to 2.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 61%

Reading73% LA 72%

Writing75% LA 74%

Maths73% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.0

-0.6 to 2.8

Write

LA -0.2

-0.6 to 2.6

0.8

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.7 to 2.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 October 2023

Inspection Report

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24 April 2018

Inspection Report

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05 February 2014

Inspection Report

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02 March 2011

Inspection Report

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12 September 2007

Inspection Report

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29 April 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-04-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-02-05

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Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-03-02

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 471 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, 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)	471	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	466	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	478	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	470	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	451	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	469	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	458	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	444	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	474	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	455	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	447	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	457	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	449	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	432	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	466	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	466	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	460	3	0.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	474	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	459	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	440	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	463	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	456	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	453	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	479	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	473	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	460	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 49 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 31 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Whingate 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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