Quarry Mount Primary School

Quarry Mount Primary School has successfully maintained the high standards identified during its previous inspection in 2019. The school is recognized for creating a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe, happy, and eager to attend. With high expectations for all learners, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), the school fosters an atmosphere of mutual respect and community. The curriculum is broad and accessible, while the proactive approach to behavior supports a positive learning environment. However, there are areas where improvements can be made, particularly in checking the impact of the curriculum across subjects and enhancing the understanding of healthy relationships in personal, social, and health education (PSHE).

Strengths

• Highly supportive and welcoming school environment
• Strong behavior management and positive learning atmosphere
• Effective early identification of learning needs and support
• Skilled delivery of phonics leading to improved reading fluency
• Broad and accessible curriculum catering to diverse needs
• Strong emphasis on community values and cultural appreciation
• Positive feedback from staff regarding support and workload management

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient checks on curriculum impact in some subjects
• Inconsistent quality of the PSHE curriculum regarding healthy relationships

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 Quarry Mount Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.4% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Quarry Mount 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 Quarry Mount Primary School had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% 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, 24.4% of pupils at Quarry Mount Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 Quarry Mount Primary School received £9,048 and spent £8,814 for each of its 168 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £67,000 (£400 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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Quarry Mount Primary School is part of The Lantern Learning Trust (Inner North West Leeds), which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Blenheim Primary School Leeds
• Brudenell Primary School Leeds
• Rosebank Primary School Leeds

What is Quarry Mount Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Quarry Mount Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Quarry Mount Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Quarry Mount Primary School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Quarry Mount Primary School have?

Quarry Mount Primary School has 168 pupils on roll.

What age range does Quarry Mount Primary School cover?

Quarry Mount Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Quarry Mount Primary School?

Quarry Mount Primary School is at Pennington Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 2JP.