White Laith Primary School

White Laith Primary School continues to perform well as a good school, demonstrating a strong commitment to both academic and personal development for all pupils. The school's motto, 'Aspire not to have more, but to be more', reflects the ethos of kindness and respect that permeates the school community. Pupils feel safe and are actively engaged in their learning and social environment, fostering a supportive atmosphere. While the curriculum is mostly well-structured to build knowledge progressively, there are areas needing improvement regarding assessment strategies that could enhance long-term learning evaluation.

Strengths

• Strong commitment to pupils' academic and personal development.
• Kind, courteous, and respectful pupil behavior.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• High priority given to reading with consistent phonics teaching.
• Engagement in stimulating outdoor play opportunities.
• A vibrant singing community that enhances school spirit.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum plans in some subjects lack clear identification of crucial knowledge.
• Insufficient assessment of longer-term learning in most subjects.

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 White Laith Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.0% 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 White Laith 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 White Laith Primary School had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.0% 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, 17.8% of pupils at White Laith Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.8% 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 White Laith Primary School received £7,595 and spent £7,662 for each of its 230 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £134,000 (£581 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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White Laith Primary School is part of The Leeds East Primary Partnership, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Grange Farm Primary School Leeds
• Beechwood Primary School Leeds
• Seacroft Grange Primary School Leeds
• Cross Gates Primary School Leeds

What is White Laith Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for White Laith Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.

When was White Laith Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

White Laith Primary School was last inspected in July 2022.

How many pupils does White Laith Primary School have?

White Laith Primary School has 241 pupils on roll.

What age range does White Laith Primary School cover?

White Laith Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is White Laith Primary School?

White Laith Primary School is at Naburn Drive, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS14 2BL.