Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School

Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School is a warm, friendly and inclusive school where pupils feel happy and safe. Relationships between staff and pupils are a real strength, behaviour expectations are high and lessons are purposeful. Pupils enjoy a broad curriculum, achieve well in core subjects and benefit from strong reading and phonics teaching, effective support for pupils with SEND, and a wide range of personal development and extracurricular opportunities. The early years provision gives children a positive start, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The school’s curriculum is ambitious and meets national curriculum requirements, with particularly careful thinking in reading, writing, mathematics and early years. Personal development is comprehensive, pupils take on leadership roles and attendance is strong. Governors understand the school’s strengths and priorities, and leaders are mindful of staff workload and wellbeing. This was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was conducted under the current framework, which does not issue an overall effectiveness grade. The main area for improvement is in a few foundation subjects, where the curriculum is still being developed. In these subjects, the key knowledge and endpoints are not as clearly defined, and summative assessment is not used as well to show how much progress pupils have made. As a result, some pupils have not secured their learning as well as the school would like, and the school should ensure all subjects are sequenced towards clear endpoints and that assessment identifies next steps.

Strengths

• Warm, friendly and inclusive school culture
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils
• Pupils feel happy, safe and listened to
• High expectations for behaviour and a calm, purposeful learning atmosphere
• Pupils are respectful, kind and inclusive
• Broad, ambitious curriculum that meets national curriculum requirements
• Strong teaching and achievement in reading, writing and mathematics
• Effective phonics teaching with support for pupils who fall behind
• Good support for pupils with SEND to access the full curriculum
• Comprehensive personal development and character education
• Wide range of extracurricular opportunities, including forest school, sports, singing and residential trips
• Pupils take on leadership roles and contribute to the school community
• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• Governors understand the school's provision and priorities
• Leaders engage with staff on workload and wellbeing

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum and assessment are less developed in a few foundation subjects
• Key knowledge and endpoints are not clearly defined in some foundation subjects
• Summative assessment in some foundation subjects does not clearly show pupil progress
• Some pupils have not secured learning as well as the school would like in these 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 Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School attended 97.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.4% 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 Adel St John the Baptist Church of England 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 Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.3% 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, 10.4% of pupils at Adel St John the Baptist Church of England 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 Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School received £7,436 and spent £7,851 for each of its 202 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £114,000 (-£565 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 Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School have?

Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School has 202 pupils on roll.

What age range does Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School cover?

Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School?

Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School is at Long Causeway, Adel, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS16 8EX.