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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 107938

Shakespeare Primary School

Community school · Leeds · LS9 7NP

Ages 2–11 · 732 pupils · Leeds

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

0.83 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-06-20

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)48%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
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 absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.6%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
2.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.2%
Enrolments in measure
580

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

0.83 · Often has places

1st preferences

71

Places offered

88

1st-preference offers

71

Total preferences (any rank)
175
Preferred offers (top 3)
86
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 fill116%

732 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
732
Boys / girls
368 / 364
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
732 / 630 (116%)
Free school meals
41.5%
FSM pupils
263
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

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
Mr Julian Gorton

Location

Address
Lincoln Road
Postcode
LS9 7NP
Town
Leeds
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Leeds
District
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds 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 2–11, in Leeds, Leeds, 732 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 41.5%.

Open schools in Leeds
261
Primary schools in Leeds
189
Academies among open schools in Leeds
37% (96)
Open schools in LS9
19
Primary in LS9
14
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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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Julian Gorton
Telephone
01135351000
Website
www.shakespeareleeds.org.uk

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