Wykebeck Primary School

Wykebeck Primary School is meeting expected standards in several areas, including safeguarding and inclusion, showcasing a commitment to supporting diverse student needs. Leaders are proactive in creating a safe environment where pupils feel valued, and there is significant recognition of individual barriers to education, particularly for disadvantaged pupils. Although improvements in leadership and staff support are noticeable, overall academic performance remains a key area needing focus, with many pupils not achieving well enough relative to national averages. Attendance is also identified as a persistent challenge, particularly for specific groups of pupils who face more barriers to regular attendance. Despite some strengths in personal development and wellbeing, such as robust PSHE education and a positive school culture, the academic results highlight a disconnect. Current pupils are making suitable progress, but historical data shows that the school needs to bridge significant gaps in knowledge and skills among its students, particularly for those with special educational needs. Leaders are encouraged to continue their efforts to enhance teaching consistency and curriculum delivery to ensure better outcomes for all pupils.

Strengths

• Strong culture of safeguarding with all legal requirements met.
• Effective leadership that prioritizes inclusion and support for disadvantaged pupils.
• Teachers provide high-quality personal, social, and health education (PSHE).
• Staff receive training to support diverse learner needs.
• Positive relationships among staff and pupils create a respectful environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Academic outcomes are below national averages in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Variable quality of teaching leading to gaps in pupils' knowledge.
• Too many pupils do not achieve well enough by the end of key stage 2.
• Attendance is below the national average and needs improvement.
• Inconsistent teaching in early years affects children's readiness for Year 1.

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 Wykebeck Primary School attended 91.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 28.5% 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, 2.4% of pupils at Wykebeck 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 Wykebeck Primary School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.1% 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, 24.0% of pupils at Wykebeck Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% 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 Wykebeck Primary School received £8,286 and spent £8,718 for each of its 374 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £91,000 (-£243 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 Wykebeck Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wykebeck Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Wykebeck Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wykebeck Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Wykebeck Primary School have?

Wykebeck Primary School has 388 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wykebeck Primary School cover?

Wykebeck Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 31% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wykebeck Primary School?

Wykebeck Primary School is at Brander Street, Gipton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 6QH.