Allerton Bywater Primary School

Allerton Bywater Primary School has made significant improvements since its last inspection, moving from a previous grade of Requires Improvement to its current grade of Good. The school is a welcoming and nurturing environment where both staff and students thrive, with a strong emphasis on well-being and personal development. Parents are supportive of the leadership and feel their children are safe and well-cared for. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, enabling students to achieve well and enjoy their learning experiences.

Strengths

• Leaders prioritize the well-being of staff and pupils.
• Pupils enjoy a well-planned curriculum with clear learning objectives.
• The school fosters a strong sense of community and has effective enrichment programs.
• Reading is emphasized strongly, with structured phonics instruction.
• Leaders have a clear understanding of the school's strengths and areas for improvement.

Areas for Improvement

• Some recent changes to teaching methods in certain subjects are still developing.
• Pupils do not consistently recall important knowledge due to the new recall practices.

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 Bywater Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.9% 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 Allerton Bywater 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 Bywater Primary School had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.2% 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, 19.2% of pupils at Allerton Bywater Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 Allerton Bywater Primary School received £6,833 and spent £6,664 for each of its 393 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £350,000 (£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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All schools in Castleford · Leeds local authority: places and applications

Allerton Bywater Primary School is part of The Brigshaw Learning Partnership, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Brigshaw High School Castleford
• Methley Primary School Leeds
• Kippax Ash Tree Primary School Leeds
• Kippax Greenfield Primary School Leeds
• Kippax North Primary School Leeds
• Swillington Primary School Leeds

What is Allerton Bywater Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Allerton Bywater Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Allerton Bywater Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Allerton Bywater Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Allerton Bywater Primary School have?

Allerton Bywater Primary School has 386 pupils on roll.

What age range does Allerton Bywater Primary School cover?

Allerton Bywater Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Allerton Bywater Primary School?

Allerton Bywater Primary School is at Leeds Road, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 2DR.