Horsforth Featherbank Primary School

Horsforth Featherbank Primary School has demonstrated exceptional performance across all evaluated areas, earning an overall rating of outstanding. The school boasts a strong commitment to providing a secure and nurturing environment where children feel both happy and included, fostering their academic and personal growth. The curriculum is well-structured, allowing students to build on prior knowledge while promoting engagement in their learning. With a focus on high expectations and a community-oriented approach, students are exceptionally prepared for their future educational journeys. Strengths include the enthusiastic support for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), the effective teaching of reading, and a commitment to staff well-being. Parents appreciate the school's engagement and support systems. This inspection marks the school's first routine evaluation since 2013, taking into account the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The high standards maintained throughout the school underscore its commitment to excellence in education and community involvement.

Strengths

• Exceptional pupil behavior and engagement
• High-quality, ambitious curriculum that connects learning across subjects
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Strong emphasis on reading and literacy development
• Enrichment activities that foster community involvement
• Positive relationships between staff, leaders, and parents

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Horsforth Featherbank Primary School attended 97.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at Horsforth Featherbank Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Horsforth Featherbank Primary School had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.7% of pupils at Horsforth Featherbank Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Horsforth Featherbank Primary School received £6,344 and spent £6,197 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £71,000 (£337 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Horsforth Featherbank Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Horsforth Featherbank Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Horsforth Featherbank Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Horsforth Featherbank Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Horsforth Featherbank Primary School have?

Horsforth Featherbank Primary School has 211 pupils on roll.

What age range does Horsforth Featherbank Primary School cover?

Horsforth Featherbank Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Horsforth Featherbank Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Horsforth Featherbank Primary School?

Horsforth Featherbank Primary School is at Featherbank Avenue, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 4QP.