St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa

St Edward’s Catholic Primary School in Boston Spa has been rated as good overall, with outstanding personal development. The school embodies a strong Catholic ethos which supports the character development of pupils, leading to high expectations for learning and behavior. Pupils are respectful, engaged, and have a mature understanding of community values, contributing to a positive and safe school environment. The curriculum is well-planned, promoting good educational outcomes, particularly in phonics and reading amongst younger pupils.

Strengths

• Strong Catholic ethos that enriches school life.
• High expectations for pupils' learning and behavior.
• Outstanding personal development program.
• High attendance levels and well-behaved pupils.
• Effective teaching of phonics leading to confident readers.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities enhancing pupil engagement.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subject leaders lack expertise to support curriculum delivery effectively.
• Governors need a sharper understanding of the curriculum to hold leaders accountable.

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 St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa attended 97.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.5% 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, 0.5% of pupils at St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa 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 St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% 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, 9.6% of pupils at St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.0% 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 St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa received £5,767 and spent £5,646 for each of its 197 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £58,000 (£295 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 St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa last inspected by Ofsted?

St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa have?

St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa has 197 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa cover?

St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa?

St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa is at Westwood Way, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6DX.