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OpenPrimaryOfsted: Needs attentionURN 107933

Wykebeck Primary School

Community school · Leeds · LS9 6QH

Ages 2–11 · 388 pupils · Leeds

Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

52%

Overall absence

7.4%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-03-31

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)52%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
98.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.6%
Unauthorised4.9%
Authorised absence
2.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
353

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

17

Places offered

19

1st-preference offers

17

Total preferences (any rank)
63
Preferred offers (top 3)
18
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 fill92%

388 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
388
Boys / girls
217 / 171
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
388 / 420 (92%)
Free school meals
56.8%
FSM pupils
204
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
Miss Vivien Watson

Location

Address
Brander Street, Gipton
Postcode
LS9 6QH
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, 388 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 56.8%.

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.

  • Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leeds · LS8 3LZ · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM52.3%
    • Demand0.90

    0.5 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Leeds · LS9 9ER · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM54.4%
    • Demand0.95

    0.6 miles away

  • Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leeds · LS9 6DA · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM75.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Foundation school · Primary

    Leeds · LS14 6JR · Leeds

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence9.7%
    • FSM53.3%
    • Demand0.86

    0.8 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Leeds · LS9 0JY · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM50.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Vivien Watson
Telephone
01132491525

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