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Kerr Mackie Primary School

Community school · Leeds · LS8 1NE

Ages 3–11 · 448 pupils · Leeds

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

0.80 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-05-11

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)65%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.3%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
380

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

0.80 · Often has places

1st preferences

40

Places offered

56

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
193
Preferred offers (top 3)
54
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill94%

448 pupils · 476 places

Pupils on roll
448
Boys / girls
236 / 212
School capacity
476
Capacity fill
448 / 476 (94%)
Free school meals
13.3%
FSM pupils
56
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs K Furlong

Location

Address
Gledhow Lane
Postcode
LS8 1NE
Town
Leeds
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Leeds
District
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds North East
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 3–11, in Leeds, Leeds, 448 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 13.3%.

Open schools in Leeds
261
Primary schools in Leeds
189
Academies among open schools in Leeds
37% (96)
Open schools in LS8
11
Primary in LS8
9
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.

  • Community school · Primary

    Leeds · LS8 1PL · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM10.0%
    • Demand0.94

    0.4 miles away

  • Bracken Edge Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leeds · LS7 4HE · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence9.2%
    • FSM32.8%
    • Demand0.98

    0.8 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Select · LS17 6QP · Leeds

    Ages 4–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM21.6%
    • Demand0.84

    0.8 miles away

  • Hovingham Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leeds · LS8 3QY · Leeds

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM47.7%

    0.9 miles away

  • Talbot Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leeds · LS8 1AF · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM7.4%

    0.9 miles away

  • Chapel Allerton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leeds · LS7 3PD · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM14.2%
    • Demand1.05

    1.0 miles away

  • Bankside Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Foundation school · Primary

    Leeds · LS8 5AW · Leeds

    Ages 2–11

    • KS229%
    • Absence10.3%
    • FSM43.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs K Furlong
Telephone
01133368499

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