School profile

Park Spring Primary School

Primary · Community school · Leeds, LS13 4QT

Requires improvement

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Good
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#12,619 of 15,057

Worse than 83% of schools in England

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

Park Spring Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 16 Jun 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Early years
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils355
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Rachel Horan
Local authorityLeeds
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 107964.

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 maths48%, 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.6%, similar to England, worse than Leeds9%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.102, worse than England, worse than Leeds105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.100, 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 reading65%, worse than England, worse than Leeds74%76%
Expected standard in writing61%, worse than England, worse than Leeds70%73%
Expected standard in maths61%, worse than England, worse than Leeds74%75%
Pupils taking tests54--

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

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils355
Girls175
Boys180
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.32.7%
First language not English5.9%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.432
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.335
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.22.5%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.86
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.9
Average class size23.6

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

White British
82.8%
Other White
3.4%
African
2.5%
White and Black Caribbean
2.3%
Other mixed
2%
White and Asian
1.7%
White and Black African
1.1%
Gypsy/Roma
0.8%
Other Asian
0.8%
Indian
0.6%

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 teacher24
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11.9
Teachers (FTE)14.6
Teaching assistants (FTE)13.58
Support staff (FTE)18.68
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2518.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2512
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/256.6

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.25
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.67
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.24
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.24
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

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 absence6.8%, worse than England, worse than Leeds5.4%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.19.6%, worse than England, worse than Leeds14.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.9%, similar to England, similar to 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 rate5.8%
Pupils with one or more suspensions3.3%
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 Park Spring Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miPrimarySwinnow Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.6 miPrimaryGreenhill Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryLowtown Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryBramley Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Outstanding
0.8 miPrimaryBramley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Inadequate
0.9 miPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miSecondaryCrawshaw AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.9 miPrimaryRyecroft AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Outstanding
0.9 miPrimaryChrist The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.0 miPrimaryStanningley Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Park Spring Primary School

What is Park Spring Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Park Spring Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 16 Jun 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Park Spring Primary School rank in England?

Park Spring Primary School ranks 12,619 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 83% of schools).

What are Park Spring Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 48% of pupils at Park Spring Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Park Spring Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Park Spring Primary School made 25 offers from 67 applications (2.7 per offer), and 24 of 24 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Park Spring Primary School?

Park Spring Primary School has 355 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Park Spring Primary School?

Park Spring Primary School had 432 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Park Spring Primary School?

At Park Spring Primary School, the average class had 23.6 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 24 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Park Spring Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Park Spring Primary School missed 6.8% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 19.6% 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.