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Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Leeds

Frances Street, Leeds, LS28 5BH

Website 01132551601

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headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 27/11/2019

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.7%

7.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

209

Capacity used

Has space

80%

262 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

15 of 15 families who put it first got an offer

17

Places offered

145

Total applications

8.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1515● 100%
2nd preference371● 3%
3rd preference530● 0%
Later preferences (4th–5th)401● 3%
Total1451712%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
91%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jenny Pashley
Address
Frances Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5BH
Phone
01132551601
Local authority
Leeds
Ward / constituency
Calverley & Farsley · Leeds West and Pudsey
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
107827

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals18%——
English as additional language4%——
SEN support21%——
53% boys (110)47% girls (99)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

209 pupils · 262 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    02 April 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
  2. 19

    27 November 2019

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 157 pupils

Attendance

95.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

7.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
8%
21/22
17%
22/23
12%
23/24
8%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths44%——
Higher standard4%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard63%
+1% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard85%
+10% vs England
Higher standard30%
-3% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard63%
-9% vs England
Greater depth11%
-2% vs England

Maths

Expected standard78%
+4% vs England
Higher standard22%
-4% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard85%
+12% vs England
Higher standard37%
+7% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard85%
+3% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

432019392023442024632025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)63%61%
Higher standard7%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Leeds council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.