School profile

Bankside Primary School

Primary · Foundation school · Leeds, LS8 5AW

Requires improvement

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Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#14,602 of 15,057

Worse than 96% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Bankside Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 4 Feb 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeFoundation school
Ages2 to 11
Pupils676
GenderMixed
Head teacherMs Victoria Broughton
TrustLeeds Learning Alliance
Local authorityLeeds
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 107901.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolLeedsEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths31%, worse than England, worse than Leeds61%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.0%, worse than England, worse than Leeds9%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.100, worse than England, worse than Leeds105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.99, worse than England, worse than Leeds105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.101, worse than England, worse than Leeds105105
Expected standard in reading46%, worse than England, worse than Leeds74%76%
Expected standard in writing36%, worse than England, worse than Leeds70%73%
Expected standard in maths50%, worse than England, worse than Leeds74%75%
Pupils taking tests84--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils676
Girls313
Boys363
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.38.5%
First language not English74.7%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.630
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.586
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.7%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.321
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.3
Average class size26.2

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

Bangladeshi
24.9%
Pakistani
21.2%
Other White
19.7%
African
13.5%
Other ethnic group
5.3%
Indian
2.5%
Gypsy/Roma
2.4%
Other mixed
2.2%
Other Asian
2.1%
Other Black
1.6%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21.9
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.8.7
Teachers (FTE)28.8
Teaching assistants (FTE)30.93
Support staff (FTE)50.68
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2527.3
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2526.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.5

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.70
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.134
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.67
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.67
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolLeedsEngland
Overall absence10.3%, worse than England, worse than Leeds5.4%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.36.8%, worse than England, worse than Leeds14.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.3.7%, worse than England, worse than Leeds1.3%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.9%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.7%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Bankside Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimaryHillcrest AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Outstanding
0.4 miPrimaryHarehills Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.4 miPrimaryBracken Edge Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryHoly Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miAll-throughDixons Trinity ChapeltownFree schools
Outstanding
0.5 miPrimaryCo-op Academy NightingaleAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.5 miPrimaryHovingham Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.7 miPrimarySt Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryShakespeare Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryCo-op Academy WoodlandsAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Bankside Primary School

What is Bankside Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Bankside Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 4 Feb 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Bankside Primary School rank in England?

Bankside Primary School ranks 14,602 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 96% of schools).

What are Bankside Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 31% of pupils at Bankside Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Bankside Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Bankside Primary School made 70 offers from 134 applications (1.9 per offer), and 67 of 67 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Bankside Primary School?

Bankside Primary School has 676 pupils aged 2 to 11.

What is the capacity of Bankside Primary School?

Bankside Primary School had 630 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Bankside Primary School?

At Bankside Primary School, the average class had 26.2 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.9 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Bankside Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Bankside Primary School missed 10.3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 36.8% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.