Brudenell Primary School

Brudenell Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in 2018. The environment is warm and inclusive, with pupils generally feeling happy and safe. The school has high expectations for academic achievement, and staff provide significant emotional support to the students, helping them settle in quickly - especially those who join mid-year. Notable community-oriented projects engage pupils and promote their leadership skills, contributing positively to their personal growth. However, the school faces challenges, particularly in reading fluency among younger pupils, as some struggle with phonics skills despite the introduction of a new phonics programme. Additionally, attendance is a concern, with a substantial portion of pupils absent, which can hinder important learning experiences. The school recognizes these issues and is working towards improving support and engagement with families to address attendance.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe in a welcoming environment
• High expectations for personal and academic achievement
• Effective support for pupils learning English as an additional language
• Strong curriculum foundations established in early years
• Knowledgeable teachers who engage pupils in their learning
• Positive attitudes and good behavior among pupils
• Strong community engagement through various projects

Areas for Improvement

• Some younger pupils struggle with mastering early reading skills
• Books are not consistently matched to pupils' phonic knowledge
• Intervention lessons are not delivered regularly enough
• Attendance rates are too low, affecting learning

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 Brudenell Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.4% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Brudenell 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 Brudenell Primary School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 11.9% of pupils at Brudenell Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Brudenell Primary School received £8,925 and spent £8,880 for each of its 230 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £257,000 (£1,117 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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Brudenell Primary School is part of The Lantern Learning Trust (Inner North West Leeds), which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Quarry Mount Primary School Leeds
• Rosebank Primary School Leeds
• Blenheim Primary School Leeds

What is Brudenell Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brudenell Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Brudenell Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Brudenell Primary School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Brudenell Primary School have?

Brudenell Primary School has 235 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brudenell Primary School cover?

Brudenell Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brudenell Primary School?

Brudenell Primary School is at School View, Leeds, LS6 1EN.