Kippax Ash Tree Primary School

Kippax Ash Tree Primary has shown notable improvement since its previous inspection, moving from a grade of 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. The school environment fosters pride among students, who report feeling safe and valued. Positive relationships are established between staff and pupils, contributing to effective learning experiences. Changes to the curriculum have been ambitious, aiming to enhance educational outcomes, particularly for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Despite these advancements, the school faces challenges with student attendance and the effectiveness of assessments in certain subjects.

Strengths

• Strong leadership with clear ambitions for pupils' personal and academic development.
• Positive and welcoming school environment that promotes respect and kindness.
• Ambitious and well-thought-out curriculum that benefits all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Effective phonics curriculum leading to pupils' enjoyment and success in reading.
• Strong early years provision that prepares children well for future learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not attend school regularly enough, missing valuable learning opportunities.
• Assessment of the impact of curriculum changes is not as precise as needed.

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 Kippax Ash Tree Primary School attended 92.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.7% 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, 2.3% of pupils at Kippax Ash Tree 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 Kippax Ash Tree Primary School had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.9% 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, 23.7% of pupils at Kippax Ash Tree 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 2024–25 Kippax Ash Tree Primary School received £9,386 and spent £6,328 for each of its 289 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £257,000 (£892 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of The Brigshaw Learning Partnership, income was £7,810 and spending £7,039 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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Kippax Ash Tree Primary School is part of The Brigshaw Learning Partnership, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Kippax Greenfield Primary School Leeds
• Kippax North Primary School Leeds
• Brigshaw High School Castleford
• Allerton Bywater Primary School Castleford
• Swillington Primary School Leeds
• Methley Primary School Leeds

What is Kippax Ash Tree Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kippax Ash Tree Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Kippax Ash Tree Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kippax Ash Tree Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Kippax Ash Tree Primary School have?

Kippax Ash Tree Primary School has 278 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kippax Ash Tree Primary School cover?

Kippax Ash Tree Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Kippax Ash Tree Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kippax Ash Tree Primary School?

Kippax Ash Tree Primary School is at Gibson Lane, Kippax, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 7JL.