Colton Primary School

Colton Primary School has received an outstanding rating in all areas following its first inspection under the Education Act 2005. The school demonstrates high aspirations for its students, providing an ambitious curriculum that supports exceptional academic and personal development. Notably, the school effectively includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in its educational framework, ensuring they achieve remarkable outcomes. Strong relationships and a culture of respect contribute to an environment where pupils feel safe, respected, and valued.

Strengths

• Exceptional support for pupils with SEND leading to outstanding achievement.
• High-quality curriculum that promotes deep learning across subjects.
• Strong emphasis on reading, with pupils developing a love for literature.
• Outstanding behaviour and exemplary conduct among pupils.
• Effective leadership with a focus on staff well-being and workload management.

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 Colton Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.6% 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 Colton 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 Colton Primary School had 27.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 20.6% of pupils at Colton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% 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 Colton Primary School received £7,047 and spent £7,127 for each of its 234 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £30,000 (-£127 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Red Kite Learning Trust, income was £8,002 and spending £7,952 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 Leeds · Leeds local authority: places and applications

Colton Primary School is part of Red Kite Learning Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Austhorpe Primary School Leeds
• Whitkirk Primary School Leeds
• Temple Moor High School Leeds
• Templenewsam Halton Primary School Leeds
• Temple Learning Academy Leeds
• Meadowfield Primary School Leeds
• Crawshaw Academy Pudsey
• Oatlands Community Junior School Harrogate
• Rossett School Harrogate
• Rossett Acre Primary School Harrogate

What is Colton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Colton Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Colton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Colton Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Colton Primary School have?

Colton Primary School has 228 pupils on roll.

What age range does Colton Primary School cover?

Colton Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Colton Primary School?

Colton Primary School is at School Lane, Colton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 9AL.