Armley Park Primary School

Armley Park Primary is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspected domains. The school, part of the Owlcotes Multi Academy Trust, has not been inspected before. It offers a supportive learning environment where both pupils and families feel valued, highlighting its commitment to removing barriers to education and fostering aspiration among students. The curriculum is broad and engaging, with effective support for pupils with diverse needs, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Engaging and stimulating lessons that promote a positive learning environment.
• Strong support for pupils from diverse backgrounds and those with SEND.
• High expectations for behaviour and a calm atmosphere within the school.
• A well-thought-out early years provision providing a strong start to pupils' education.
• Effective partnerships with families and the community.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not attend school regularly, which limits their progress.

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 Armley Park Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.1% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Armley Park 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 Armley Park Primary School had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.7% 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, 12.9% of pupils at Armley Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Armley Park Primary School received £6,907 and spent £7,696 for each of its 221 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £536,000 (£2,425 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Owlcotes Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,676 and spending £6,717 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

Armley Park Primary School is part of Owlcotes Multi Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Spring Bank Primary School Leeds
• Cobden Primary School Leeds
• Manor Wood Primary School Leeds
• Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School Pudsey
• Hovingham Primary School Leeds
• Morley Victoria Primary School Leeds
• Pudsey Waterloo Primary Pudsey
• Fountain Primary School Leeds
• Calverley Parkside Primary School Pudsey

What is Armley Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Armley Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Armley Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Armley Park Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Armley Park Primary School have?

Armley Park Primary School has 224 pupils on roll.

What age range does Armley Park Primary School cover?

Armley Park Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Armley Park Primary School?

Armley Park Primary School is at Salisbury Terrace, Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 2AY.