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Horsforth Featherbank Primary School

Community school · Leeds · LS18 4QP

Ages 4–11 · 211 pupils · Leeds

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

87%

Overall absence

3.9%

Admissions demand

1.13 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-03-12

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)87%
Higher standard (RWM)23%
Avg scaled score — reading
111.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.4%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
2.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
184

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.13 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

34

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

26

Total preferences (any rank)
229
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

211 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
211
Boys / girls
108 / 103
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
211 / 210 (100%)
Free school meals
15.6%
FSM pupils
33
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Lorraine Scudder

Location

Address
Featherbank Avenue, Horsforth
Postcode
LS18 4QP
Town
Leeds
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Leeds
District
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds North West
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Leeds, Leeds, 211 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 15.6%.

Open schools in Leeds
261
Primary schools in Leeds
189
Academies among open schools in Leeds
37% (96)
Open schools in LS18
10
Primary in LS18
7
Open schools in Leeds LA
309
Primary in Leeds LA
223

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leeds · LS18 4PT · Leeds

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence3.3%
    • FSM3.1%
    • Demand1.28

    0.4 miles away

  • Broadgate Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leeds · LS18 5AF · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM22.9%
    • Demand0.77

    0.6 miles away

  • West End Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Leeds · LS18 5JP · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM2.9%
    • Demand1.20

    0.8 miles away

  • Hawksworth Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 5–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM39.9%
    • Demand0.98

    0.9 miles away

  • Westbrook Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Leeds · LS18 5AH · Leeds

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM4.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Whitecote Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leeds · LS13 2LQ · Leeds

    Ages 2–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM41.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Lorraine Scudder
Telephone
01132589412
Website
www.featherbank.leeds.sch.uk

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