Lawns Park Primary School

LeedsCommunity school

Chapel Lane, Old Farnley, Leeds, LS12 5EX

Headteacher: Mr Simon ChapmanSchool website ↗Pupils: 236 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2020
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
40%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2020
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 3 March 2020Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
40.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 47%·Writing 63%·Maths 70%All three 40%
Reading
Expected47%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected63%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected70%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
32
How many got their first choice?
29of 32 (90.6%)
How many applied in total?
92

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
47.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
10.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
20.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
123 girls, 113 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 63% (2023/24), currently 40%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1632.0%0.0%-1.7+1.0-3.6
2016/1747.0%0.0%-3.5-4.1-3.8
2017/1852.0%17.0%-2.7+2.1+1.5
2018/1950.0%10.0%-2.4+0.60.0
2022/2360.0%7.0%-1.5-1.3+1.2
2023/2463.0%17.0%---
2024/2540.0%7.0%---
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