East Garforth Primary Academy

East Garforth Primary Academy is performing well overall, with leaders maintaining high expectations for both academic and personal development. The school cultivates a positive learning environment, where pupils exhibit good behaviour and a strong attitude towards their education. There is a notable emphasis on developing character and a supportive atmosphere for pupils, contributing to their feeling safe and happy. However, the early years provision lacks consistency in helping children meet developmental goals, and some areas of the curriculum, particularly in foundation subjects, could benefit from a more focused approach.

Strengths

• Strong behaviour and positive attitudes among pupils.
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum in most subjects.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Robust early reading and phonics programs.
• Strong pastoral support and well-being initiatives.

Areas for Improvement

• Some early years activities do not match children's needs or abilities.
• Overly ambitious curriculum in some foundation subjects leads to mixed understanding.

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 East Garforth Primary Academy attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.0% 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 East Garforth Primary Academy 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 East Garforth Primary Academy had 23.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 13.0% of pupils at East Garforth Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 2024–25 East Garforth Primary Academy received £5,997 and spent £5,937 for each of its 216 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £299,000 (£1,386 per pupil).

Across all 62 schools of Delta Academies Trust, income was £7,459 and spending £7,562 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Leeds · Leeds local authority: places and applications

East Garforth Primary Academy is part of Delta Academies Trust, which runs 62 schools. The nearest others:

• Green Lane Primary Academy Leeds
• Garforth Academy Leeds
• Willow Green Academy Knottingley
• The Vale Primary Academy Knottingley
• Park View Primary Academy Leeds
• Simpson's Lane Academy Knottingley
• England Lane Academy Knottingley
• De Lacy Academy Knottingley
• Manor Croft Academy Dewsbury
• Eastborough Academy Dewsbury

What is East Garforth Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for East Garforth Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was East Garforth Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

East Garforth Primary Academy was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does East Garforth Primary Academy have?

East Garforth Primary Academy has 208 pupils on roll.

What age range does East Garforth Primary Academy cover?

East Garforth Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are East Garforth Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is East Garforth Primary Academy?

East Garforth Primary Academy is at Aberford Road, East Garforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 2HF.