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Lowtown Primary School

Community school · Pudsey · LS28 9BB

Ages 5–11 · 208 pupils · Leeds

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-05-16

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)70%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
112.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.5%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
181

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

25

Places offered

27

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
150
Preferred offers (top 3)
27
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 fill99%

208 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
208
Boys / girls
113 / 95
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
208 / 210 (99%)
Free school meals
13%
FSM pupils
27
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

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
Mrs Clare Armitage

Location

Address
Kent Road
Postcode
LS28 9BB
Town
Pudsey
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Leeds
District
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds West and Pudsey
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 5–11, in Pudsey, Leeds, 208 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 13%.

Open schools in Pudsey
14
Primary schools in Pudsey
10
Academies among open schools in Pudsey
43% (6)
Open schools in LS28
17
Primary in LS28
13
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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  • Swinnow Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Leeds · LS13 4PG · Leeds

    Ages 2–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM38.7%
    • Demand1.03

    0.3 miles away

  • Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Pudsey · LS28 6AB · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM10.7%
    • Demand1.12

    0.6 miles away

  • Greenside Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM13.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Park Spring Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM32.4%
    • Demand0.95

    0.7 miles away

  • Southroyd Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Foundation school · Primary

    Pudsey · LS28 8AT · Leeds

    Ages 2–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM18.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Stanningley Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM29.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Pudsey Waterloo Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Pudsey · LS28 7SR · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM20.7%
    • Demand0.98

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Clare Armitage
Telephone
01132567303
Website
www.pudseylowtown.org.uk

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