Brodetsky Primary School

Brodetsky Primary School continues to provide a good education and is described as an inclusive environment where pupils feel cared for and supported by staff. The school exemplifies a family-like atmosphere, with strong communal values evident in all activities. Pupils generally achieve highly, particularly in early reading and core subjects like English and mathematics, while some make exceptional progress. However, there are areas where achievement is not consistent across all subjects and a few pupils face challenges related to their behavior, indicating a need for further improvement. While the school has strengths in fostering positive relationships and academic support, there are notable areas for growth, especially in ensuring all subjects are taught with ambition and that behavior expectations are met by all students. Leaders are currently tasked with enhancing curriculum oversight and implementing strategies to address these issues to ensure all pupils achieve their full potential. The recent leadership changes and the school's proactive approach to adapting the curriculum for those with additional needs are a positive context for future improvements.

Strengths

• Pupils feel cared for and supported by kind adults.
• The school has a strong community ethos likened to a family.
• Pupils achieve highly in early reading and core subjects.
• There are effective interventions for older pupils who need reading support.
• The school provides a variety of opportunities for pupils to develop their talents.
• Staff are proud to work at the school and feel supported by leadership.

Areas for Improvement

• Not all subjects have sufficiently ambitious curricula.
• Some pupils struggle to meet behavior expectations, leading to disruptions.
• Leaders do not maintain robust oversight of school improvement efforts.
• Some pupils with SEND do not consistently receive adequate support.

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 Brodetsky Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.8% 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 Brodetsky 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 Brodetsky Primary School had 15.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.3% 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, 15.0% of pupils at Brodetsky Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.9% 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 Brodetsky Primary School received £9,501 and spent £9,665 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £104,000 (-£492 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 Brodetsky Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Brodetsky Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Brodetsky Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Brodetsky Primary School have?

Brodetsky Primary School has 214 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brodetsky Primary School cover?

Brodetsky Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brodetsky Primary School?

Brodetsky Primary School is at Henry Cohen Campus, Wentworth Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 7TN.