Kippax North Primary School

Kippax North Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating in various domains including the quality of education and personal development. The school's leadership has established a strong vision which is reflected in the exemplary behavior and positive attitudes of the pupils. Students engage actively with a curriculum that motivates them and fosters their resilience. However, there are some curriculum components that require further development to address knowledge gaps among certain students. The school is also attentive to the diverse needs of its pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), as evidenced by targeted support that helps these students thrive alongside their peers.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate exemplary behavior and strong attitudes to learning.
• The curriculum is exciting and motivates pupils to learn.
• Phonics teaching is exemplary, leading to fluent reading.
• Pupils have strong relationships and cooperate well in their learning.
• The school prioritizes staff well-being and professional development.

Areas for Improvement

• Some aspects of the curriculum are still in early stages of development, leading to knowledge gaps.
• The PSHE curriculum is not sufficiently tailored to meet all pupils' needs.

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 North Primary School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.4% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Kippax North 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 North Primary School had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 41.7% 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, 15.7% of pupils at Kippax North 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 Kippax North Primary School received £6,826 and spent £6,801 for each of its 229 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £204,000 (£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 North Primary School is part of The Brigshaw Learning Partnership, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Kippax North Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kippax North Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Kippax North Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kippax North Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Kippax North Primary School have?

Kippax North Primary School has 235 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kippax North Primary School cover?

Kippax North Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kippax North Primary School?

Kippax North Primary School is at Brexdale Avenue, Kippax, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 7EJ.