Allerton CofE Primary School

Allerton Church of England Primary School is performing well, maintaining its status as a good school. The school is characterized by a supportive and vibrant atmosphere where pupils feel safe and engaged in their learning. The curriculum is broad and rich, with significant strengths in reading and mathematics, and a notable emphasis on the arts. The school community demonstrates resilience and care, with positive feedback from parents highlighting its focus on nurturing compassionate citizens. There are challenges related to some aspects of the foundation subjects, particularly in ensuring prior knowledge is retained and built upon effectively. Overall, the leadership, staff morale, and commitment to improvement are commendable.

Strengths

• Pupils are fully engaged in lessons and feel safe and supported.
• Reading is a high priority, with well-trained staff and a rich selection of resources.
• Mathematics is taught effectively, encouraging depth of understanding.
• The school has an ambitious art curriculum and stunning student artwork.
• Strong community support and a focus on values among pupils.
• Staff morale is high, and leaders are described as inspirational.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects may be too challenging, affecting pupil understanding and retention.
• Pupils sometimes struggle to recall prior knowledge in history and art.

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 Allerton CofE Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.6% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Allerton CofE 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 Allerton CofE Primary School had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.4% 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, 17.3% of pupils at Allerton CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% 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 Allerton CofE Primary School received £7,931 and spent £8,350 for each of its 602 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £167,000 (£277 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 Allerton CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Allerton CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Allerton CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Allerton CofE Primary School was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Allerton CofE Primary School have?

Allerton CofE Primary School has 624 pupils on roll.

What age range does Allerton CofE Primary School cover?

Allerton CofE Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Allerton CofE Primary School?

Allerton CofE Primary School is at Lingfield Approach, Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 7HL.