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Otley the Whartons Primary School

Community school · Otley · LS21 2BS

Ages 5–11 · 182 pupils · Leeds

School website

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

0.85 · Often has places

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
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 absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.6%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
166

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

0.85 · Often has places

1st preferences

23

Places offered

27

1st-preference offers

23

Total preferences (any rank)
104
Preferred offers (top 3)
27
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill87%

182 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
182
Boys / girls
95 / 87
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
182 / 210 (87%)
Free school meals
7.1%
FSM pupils
13
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 Julia Dickson

Location

Address
The Whartons
Postcode
LS21 2BS
Town
Otley
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Leeds
District
Leeds
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
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 Otley, Leeds, 182 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.1%.

Open schools in Otley
8
Primary schools in Otley
7
Academies among open schools in Otley
63% (5)
Open schools in LS21
8
Primary in LS21
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.

Compare with theseAll in OtleyNear LS21

  • Ashfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Otley · LS21 2DF · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM15.6%
    • Demand1.24

    0.8 miles away

  • Otley All Saints CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Otley · LS21 1DF · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM7.1%
    • Demand1.23

    1.1 miles away

  • Westgate Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Otley · LS21 3JS · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM12.9%
    • Demand0.93

    1.1 miles away

  • Askwith Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Otley · LS21 2HX · North Yorkshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS289%
    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM5.7%
    • Demand1.00

    2.3 miles away

  • Burley Oaks Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ilkley · LS29 7EJ · Bradford

    Ages 5–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM7.1%
    • Demand1.02

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Julia Dickson
Website
www.whartonsprimary.co.uk/

Official links