Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy

Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy continues to demonstrate a good standard of education as highlighted by the recent inspection. The school exhibits a strong sense of community where pupils feel proud to belong and are treated with respect. There are high expectations for all students, including those with special educational needs, fostering a positive environment for learning. The curriculum is well-structured, with successful programs in reading and mathematics, contributing to pupils' enjoyment and achievement; however, there are areas for further development, particularly in phonics and broader health education.

Strengths

• Pupils display impressive behavior and cooperate well during lessons and playtime.
• High levels of pupil attendance linked to strong enjoyment of school.
• Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum enables strong academic achievement.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they learn well alongside peers.
• Strong parental and community engagement through various school events.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle with phonics and reading fluency due to inconsistent support.
• Insufficient knowledge among pupils regarding healthy eating and world religions.

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 Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.3% 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 Holy Name Catholic Voluntary 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 Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy had 21.0 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, 14.7% of pupils at Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.5% 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 2024–25 Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy received £6,534 and spent £6,404 for each of its 208 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £153,000 (£735 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust, income was £6,980 and spending £7,208 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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Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth Leeds
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Pudsey
• Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Leeds
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley Otley
• St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Ilkley
• The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Ilkley
• St John Fisher Catholic Academy Harrogate
• St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Harrogate
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy Harrogate
• St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Knaresborough

What is Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy have?

Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy has 204 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy cover?

Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy?

Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is at Otley Old Road, Cookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS16 6NF.