Deighton Gates Primary School

Deighton Gates Primary School continues to demonstrate strong performance as a good school, characterized by a welcoming atmosphere and a commitment to treating each student as an individual. Pupils express pride in being part of the school community, and parents hold the school's efforts in high regard. The leadership has successfully navigated recent changes and has developed an ambitious curriculum tailored to the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Effective teaching practices ensure that pupils are supported in their learning, particularly in early reading and mathematics, leading to good overall student outcomes.

Strengths

• Strong and caring school community.
• High expectations set by staff for all pupils.
• Effective support provided for pupils with SEND.
• Ambitious and well-developed curriculum.
• Pupils participate in extra-curricular activities and community events.
• Effective safeguarding arrangements.
• Positive engagement between pupils and adults.

Areas for Improvement

• Opportunities to deepen knowledge across the curriculum need further development.

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 Deighton Gates Primary School attended 97.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.9% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Deighton Gates 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 Deighton Gates Primary School had 22.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.7% 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, 13.3% of pupils at Deighton Gates 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 Deighton Gates Primary School received £6,766 and spent £6,908 for each of its 203 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £81,000 (-£397 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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All schools in Wetherby · Leeds local authority: places and applications

Deighton Gates Primary School is part of Wharfe Valley Learning Partnership, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Primrose Lane Primary School Wetherby

What is Deighton Gates Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Deighton Gates Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Deighton Gates Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Deighton Gates Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Deighton Gates Primary School have?

Deighton Gates Primary School has 203 pupils on roll.

What age range does Deighton Gates Primary School cover?

Deighton Gates Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Deighton Gates Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Deighton Gates Primary School?

Deighton Gates Primary School is at Deighton Road, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 7XL.