Rothwell Primary School

LeedsCommunity school

Carlton Lane, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0DJ

Headteacher: Mrs Leila RothenburgSchool website ↗Pupils: 305 (capacity: 270)
Ofsted Good
Inspected July 2023
Oversubscribed
82% of first-choice applicants offered a place
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected July 2023
82%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 11 July 2023Full 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.
67.0%
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%.
13.0%
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 69%·Writing 76%·Maths 78%All three 67%
Reading
Expected69%
Exceeding29%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected76%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected78%
Exceeding29%
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?
45
How many families wanted this school first?
55
How many got their first choice?
45of 55 (81.8%)
How many applied in total?
181

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
27.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
4.0%
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).
22.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
147 girls, 158 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 72% (2018/19), currently 67%

* 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
2015/1656.0%7.0%+0.6-0.6+1.8
2016/1752.0%5.0%+0.5-0.2+0.5
2017/1866.0%9.0%-0.4-1.5-1.3
2018/1972.0%5.0%-1.0+0.1-0.5
2022/2369.0%16.0%+0.7+2.2+2.9
2023/2466.0%11.0%---
2024/2567.0%13.0%---