Elements Primary School

Elements Primary School has been inspected for the first time since opening in September 2018, and it has been rated overall as Good. The school is dedicated to encouraging pupils to strive for excellence and to become 'world-changers', with a curriculum designed to broaden their horizons and ambitions. Pupils exhibit positive behavior and display respect for their peers and adults. The school has developed strong reading and mathematics programs, while also providing a range of extracurricular activities that enrich pupils' educational experiences. However, the inspection identified areas for improvement, particularly in the clarity of the curriculum for some foundation subjects and the support offered to pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). While the leaders are committed to the school’s vision and are supported by their trust, there are gaps in knowledge coverage in less structured activities and inconsistencies in guidance for SEND support, which need to be addressed to enhance the learning experience for all pupils.

Strengths

• Positive support for emotional well-being with access to a therapy dog.
• Strong focus on reading with a well-implemented phonics program.
• Effective early years provision tailored to children's needs.
• Variety of extracurricular clubs enhancing student engagement.
• Teachers use effective daily practice to improve mathematics outcomes.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent identification of important knowledge in foundation subjects.
• Missed learning opportunities during free-flow activities in early years.
• Lack of clear guidance for staff on supporting SEND pupils.

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 Elements Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.3% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Elements 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 Elements Primary School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.3% 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, 23.0% of pupils at Elements Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.8% 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 Elements Primary School received £7,446 and spent £7,542 for each of its 400 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £362,000 (£906 per pupil).

Across all 25 schools of Wellspring Academy Trust, income was £12,764 and spending £12,663 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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Elements Primary School is part of Wellspring Academy Trust, which runs 25 schools. The nearest others:

• Springwell Leeds Academy Leeds
• Ebor Gardens Primary Academy Leeds
• Victoria Primary Academy Leeds
• Bramley Park Academy Leeds
• Penny Field School Leeds
• Joseph Norton Academy Huddersfield
• Green Meadows Academy Leeds
• Springwell Special Academy Barnsley
• Oakwell Rise Primary Academy Barnsley
• Greenacre School Barnsley

What is Elements Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Elements Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Elements Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Elements Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Elements Primary School have?

Elements Primary School has 395 pupils on roll.

What age range does Elements Primary School cover?

Elements Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Elements Primary School?

Elements Primary School is at Acre Mount, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 4WR.