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Primrose Lane Primary School

Foundation school · Wetherby · LS23 6DX

Ages 3–11 · 165 pupils · Leeds

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

0.84 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-12-05

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)57%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.3%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
169

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

0.84 · Often has places

1st preferences

16

Places offered

19

1st-preference offers

16

Total preferences (any rank)
81
Preferred offers (top 3)
19
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill63%

165 pupils · 260 places

Pupils on roll
165
Boys / girls
96 / 69
School capacity
260
Capacity fill
165 / 260 (63%)
Free school meals
12.8%
FSM pupils
20
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation 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
Academy trust: Wharfe Valley Learning Partnership
Academy trust
Wharfe Valley Learning Partnership
Headteacher
Mrs Lara Bailey

Location

Address
Westwood Way, Boston Spa
Postcode
LS23 6DX
Town
Wetherby
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Leeds
District
Leeds
Constituency
Wetherby and Easingwold
Urban/rural
Larger rural: 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 foundation school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Wetherby, Leeds, 165 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 12.8%.

Open schools in Wetherby
13
Primary schools in Wetherby
10
Academies among open schools in Wetherby
8% (1)
Open schools in LS23
7
Primary in LS23
5
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 WetherbyNear LS23

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lara Bailey
Telephone
01937842667
Website
http://www.primroselane.leeds.sch.uk

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