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South Milford Primary School

Primary Ages 5-11 190 pupils Leeds

South Milford Primary School is an academy converter in Leeds (North Yorkshire) for pupils aged 5 to 11. It has 190 pupils on roll. In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 5-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Sand Lane
South Milford
Leeds
North Yorkshire
LS25 5AU
Phone 01977682359
Reference Number 145820

General Makeup

Number of pupils 190
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.16%
Girls: 46.84%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 20 31
2 12 10 22
3 22 10 32
4 16 13 29
5 17 12 29
6 13 12 25

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.9%
Unclassified 6.8%
Mixed, Other 2.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
White & Asian 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 18 Oct 2022 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
18 Oct 2022 School inspection
07 Jun 2018 Academy conversion letter
24 Jun 2015 Full inspection:
Previously as South Milford Community Primary School
18 Dec 2013 Monitoring visit
02 Oct 2013 Monitoring visit
03 Jul 2013 Full inspection:
23 May 2011 Curriculum and development visit
23 Sep 2009 Full inspection:
22 Feb 2007 Full inspection:
26 Nov 2001 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 52%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.8
Writing -3.4
Maths 0.9

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 31 0
Third Preference 40 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 South Milford Primary School had 194 pupils for 210 places. 16 places (7.6%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Sherburn Primary” planning area

North Yorkshire counted 152 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 154 in 2029–30, up 1%.

201920212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210210
Pupils 198191199204198194
Unfilled 5.7%9.0%5.2%2.9%5.7%7.6%

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 South Milford Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 1.9%1.5%4.2%3.2%3.0%2.4%
Unauthorised absence 0.8%0.3%0.8%0.9%1.1%1.3%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

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 South Milford Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 1.60.02.17.10.00.00.5
Permanent exclusions 0000000

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 South Milford Primary School had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 16.512.514.213.512.813.112.914.7
Teachers who left state teaching 13.5%31.2%0.0%7.3%7.7%25.0%4.4%–
Teachers who took any sick leave ––0.0%90.0%63.6%63.6%40.0%–
Sick days per teacher ––0.03.81.512.50.5–

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, 11.6% of pupils at South Milford 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

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 8 1
Specific learning difficulty 7 0
Speech, language and communication needs 6 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 1 3

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 South Milford Primary School received £6,062 and spent £5,877 for each of its 194 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £167,000 (£862 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Yorkshire Learning Trust, income was £6,882 and spending £6,872 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £50,000£89,000£96,000£99,000£120,000£147,000£167,000
per pupil £259£448£498£504£592£731£862
In-year balance -£4,000£57,000-£13,000£53,000-£30,000£57,000£36,000
per pupil -£21£287-£70£269-£148£285£185

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.

Name Distance
Sherburn in Elmet, Athelstan Community Primary School
Milford Road, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, North Yorkshire, LS25 6QN
0.84 miles
Monk Fryston Church of England Primary School
Chestnut Green, Monk Fryston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 5PN
1.33 miles
Sherburn Hungate Primary School
North Crescent, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, North Yorkshire, LS25 6DD
1.68 miles
Burton Salmon Community Primary School
Burton Salmon, Ledgate Lane, Leeds, North Yorkshire, LS25 5JY
2.41 miles
Fairburn Community Primary School
Great North Road, Fairburn, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 9JY
2.51 miles
Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
London Road, Barkston Ash, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, LS24 9PS
2.98 miles
Micklefield Church of England Primary Academy
Great North Road, Micklefield, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 4AQ
3.36 miles
Saxton Church of England Primary School
Dam Lane, Saxton, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, LS24 9QF
3.7 miles
Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Gateforth Lane, Hambleton, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9HP
3.71 miles
Kirk Fenton Church of England Primary School
Main Street, Church Fenton, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, LS24 9RF
3.73 miles
Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy
Low Street, Brotherton, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 9HQ
3.73 miles
Oyster Park Primary Academy
Watling Road, Ferry Fryston, Oyster Park Primary Academy, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3SN
4.06 miles
Lady Elizabeth Hastings CofE Primary School
Green Lane, Ledston, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 2BD
4.15 miles
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford
Stansfield Drive, Castleford, WF10 3DB
4.28 miles
Willow Green Academy
Hampden Close, Knottingley, WF11 8PT
4.59 miles
The Vale Primary Academy
Ferrybridge Road, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 8JF
4.61 miles
St Botolphs CE Academy
Primrose Vale, Wakefield, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 9BT
4.61 miles
Airedale Junior Academy
Fryston Road, Airedale, 23, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3EP
4.63 miles
Airedale Infant Academy
Poplar Avenue, Airedale, Airedale Junior School, Castleford, WF10 3QJ
4.64 miles
Townville Academy
Poplar Avenue, Townville, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3QJ
4.64 miles
Name Distance
Sherburn High School
Garden Lane, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 6AS
1.04 miles
Balance Alternative Provision
The White Building, Lock Hill, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 8NE
4.32 miles
Airedale Academy
Crewe Road, Airedale, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3JU
4.52 miles
De Lacy Academy
Middle Lane, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 0BZ
4.96 miles

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How many pupils does South Milford Primary School have?

South Milford Primary School has 190 pupils on roll.

What age range does South Milford Primary School cover?

South Milford Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are South Milford Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is South Milford Primary School?

South Milford Primary School is at Sand Lane, South Milford, Leeds, North Yorkshire, LS25 5AU.

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