Clapgate Primary School

Clapgate Primary School is performing well overall, rated as 'Good' across most domains with outstanding performance in personal development and early years provision. Pupils feel welcome and valued, enjoying strong support from adults which significantly enhances their learning experience. The school fosters a nurturing environment that encourages pupil engagement, particularly in outdoor learning, and successfully integrates the community into its curriculum. However, inconsistencies in checking the implementation of the curriculum present challenges in ensuring that all subjects are taught as planned, which the school is addressing.

Strengths

• Pupils' personal development is exceptional
• Strong focus on early years education with skilled practitioners
• High ambitions and expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND
• Effective support and encouragement for reading, with matched reading materials
• Enriched curriculum with educational visits enhancing learning
• Positive relationships between adults and children support well-being

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent application of curriculum checking systems in some 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 Clapgate Primary School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.8% 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 Clapgate 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 Clapgate Primary School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.2% 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, 25.1% of pupils at Clapgate Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% 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 Clapgate Primary School received £7,428 and spent £7,478 for each of its 427 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £84,000 (-£197 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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Clapgate Primary School is part of The Learning Trust (South Leeds), which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Westwood Primary School Leeds
• Hugh Gaitskell Primary School Leeds

What is Clapgate Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Clapgate Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Clapgate Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Clapgate Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Clapgate Primary School have?

Clapgate Primary School has 442 pupils on roll.

What age range does Clapgate Primary School cover?

Clapgate Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Clapgate Primary School?

Clapgate Primary School is at Cranmore Drive, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 4AW.