South Milford Primary School
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% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 0% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -3.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 0.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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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.
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 31 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 40 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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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%.
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 198 | 191 | 199 | 204 | 198 | 194 |
| 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
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 16.5 | 12.5 | 14.2 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 14.7 |
| 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 | – | – | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 0.5 | – |
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
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Sherburn in Elmet, Athelstan Community Primary School
Milford Road, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, North Yorkshire, LS25 6QN |
0.84 miles |
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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 |
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Fairburn Community Primary School
Great North Road, Fairburn, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 9JY |
2.51 miles |
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Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
London Road, Barkston Ash, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, LS24 9PS |
2.98 miles |
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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 |
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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 |
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Lady Elizabeth Hastings CofE Primary School
Green Lane, Ledston, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 2BD |
4.15 miles |
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Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford
Stansfield Drive, Castleford, WF10 3DB |
4.28 miles |
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Willow Green Academy
Hampden Close, Knottingley, WF11 8PT |
4.59 miles |
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The Vale Primary Academy
Ferrybridge Road, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 8JF |
4.61 miles |
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St Botolphs CE Academy
Primrose Vale, Wakefield, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 9BT |
4.61 miles |
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Airedale Junior Academy
Fryston Road, Airedale, 23, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3EP |
4.63 miles |
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Airedale Infant Academy
Poplar Avenue, Airedale, Airedale Junior School, Castleford, WF10 3QJ |
4.64 miles |
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Townville Academy
Poplar Avenue, Townville, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3QJ |
4.64 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Sherburn High School
Garden Lane, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 6AS |
1.04 miles |
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Balance Alternative Provision
The White Building, Lock Hill, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 8NE |
4.32 miles |
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Airedale Academy
Crewe Road, Airedale, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3JU |
4.52 miles |
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De Lacy Academy
Middle Lane, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 0BZ |
4.96 miles |
All schools in Leeds (North Yorkshire) · North Yorkshire local authority: places and applications
South Milford Primary School is part of Yorkshire Learning Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:
- Sherburn High School Leeds
- Monk Fryston Church of England Primary School Leeds
- Sherburn Hungate Primary School Leeds
- Saxton Church of England Primary School Tadcaster
- Kirk Fenton Church of England Primary School Tadcaster
- Kellington Primary School Goole
- Brayton Church of England Primary School Selby
- Tadcaster Grammar School Tadcaster
- Riverside School, Tadcaster Tadcaster
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School York
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.