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St Philip's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMr Peter McQuillen Strong

location_onLeeds, LS10 3SL

language Visit Website phone 1132716763

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

246

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Expected Standard

85%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Philip's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Leeds, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 6% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Philip's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 228 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 30% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #62 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #3,925 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 22.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 62%

Reading89% LA 74%

Writing89% LA 71%

Maths93% LA 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading90% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing94% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading86% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths88% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 0.3

0.7 to 4.5

4.1

Write

LA 0.6

2.3 to 5.9

3.7

Maths

LA 0.6

1.9 to 5.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading85% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths85% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA 0.1

0.4 to 5.1

2.3

Write

LA 0.0

0.1 to 4.4

3.1

Maths

LA 0.4

1.1 to 5.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 61%

Reading66% LA 72%

Writing76% LA 74%

Maths55% LA 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 0.0

-0.3 to 4.1

4.8

Write

LA -0.2

2.7 to 6.9

2.3

Maths

LA 0.1

0.3 to 4.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 November 2023

Inspection Report

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14 July 2022

Inspection Report

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10 November 2020

Inspection Report

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23 March 2017

Inspection Report

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25 June 2012

Inspection Report

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02 July 2009

Inspection Report

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22 February 2008

Inspection Report

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12 June 2006

Inspection Report

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16 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-03-23

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-06-25

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-07-02

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

0.0%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 228 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)	228	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	227	2	0.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	251	4	1.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	246	1	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	241	2	0.8%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	261	2	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	264	2	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	258	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	259	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	260	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	262	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	262	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	262	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	256	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	265	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	267	1	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	263	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	270	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	270	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	270	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	268	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	272	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	272	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.

Other Difficulty/Disability 15 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils