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St. Oswald's CofE Primary School

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

personMr Jonathan Davies

location_onLeeds, LS20 9BT

language Visit Website phone 1943873570

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

395

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St. Oswald's CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Leeds, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 30% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St. Oswald's CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 418 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 19% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #89 of 224 primaries in Leeds and #5,741 of 15,231 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.6 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

71%

LA 62%

Reading84% LA 74%

Writing84% LA 71%

Maths79% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading81% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 0.3

0.7 to 4.0

2.0

Write

LA 0.6

0.5 to 3.6

3.0

Maths

LA 0.6

1.5 to 4.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading85% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 0.1

0.6 to 3.7

-0.6

Write

LA 0.0

-2.0 to 0.9

1.9

Maths

LA 0.4

0.5 to 3.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 61%

Reading87% LA 72%

Writing79% LA 74%

Maths85% LA 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.0

-1.1 to 1.3

-3

Write

LA -0.2

-4.2 to -1.8

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.1

-2.3 to -0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 December 2023

Inspection Report

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26 June 2018

Inspection Report

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24 April 2013

Inspection Report

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08 June 2009

Inspection Report

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05 July 2006

Inspection Report

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16 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-06-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-04-24

None Legacy

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

1.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 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 418 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	418	5	1.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	407	8	2.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	416	9	2.2%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	420	6	1.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	416	6	1.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	395	10	2.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	395	5	1.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	380	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	375	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	377	4	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	371	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	382	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	374	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	372	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	375	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	375	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	378	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	388	3	0.8%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	382	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	380	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	412	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	412	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	404	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	405	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	397	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils