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School Context Comparator

Exam results say a lot about a school's pupils, not just its teaching. A school where many children are disadvantaged or have special educational needs will usually have lower results, even if it's doing a great job. This compares each school with what you'd expect from the pupils it teaches.

Primary and junior schools in Leeds: SATs results in context

% meeting the expected standard, average of the three years to 2024/25. Each numbered dot is a school (see the table below). Above the line means better results than you'd expect from its pupils; the shaded strip is "about what you'd expect".

  • Better than expected
  • About as expected
  • Below expected

The faint grey dots behind are every other school in England, for comparison.

Outlined in black: the school you compared (marked "Compared" in the table).

Green ring: low teacher turnover – among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay (three-year average).

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Did you know? In a class of 30, one child moves a school's SATs percentage by more than 3 points - which is why we use a three-year average. How this works

How each school compares

# School Compared with what you'd expect Actual Expected Gap Disadvantaged SEN EAL Pupils(3 years) Teacher turnover(a year)
1 Windmill Primary School Well above 79% 49% +29.8 69% 35% 9% 181 15%above average
2 Harewood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Well above 95% 68% +27.1 15% 15% 23% 38 5%
3 Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Well above 85% 62% +23.2 45% 16% 41% 117 17%above average
4 Tranmere Park Primary School Well above 88% 67% +21.1 4% 25% 6% 138 7%low
5 East Garforth Primary Academy Well above 87% 67% +20.3 10% 20% 7% 107 13%below average
6 Horsforth Featherbank Primary School Well above 85% 65% +19.7 26% 13% 16% 92 16%above average
7 Shire Oak VC Primary School Well above 79% 61% +18.5 23% 33% 7% 89 10%
8 Beecroft Primary School Well above 84% 66% +18.1 21% 23% 41% 113 17%above average
9 West End Primary School Well above 85% 67% +17.8 3% 23% 0% 93 0%low
10 Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Well above 80% 63% +17.3 46% 12% 42% 86 4%
11 White Laith Primary School Well above 81% 64% +17.3 31% 14% 14% 88 10%below average
12 Roundhay School Well above 84% 67% +17.0 20% 15% 27% 178 9%low
13 St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa Well above 87% 70% +16.9 0% 14% 0% 62 32%
14 Lift Cottingley Well above 77% 60% +16.6 48% 15% 27% 104 18%above average
15 St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley Well above 83% 67% +16.2 9% 24% 18% 94 32%
16 Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Well above 83% 68% +15.2 12% 13% 5% 210 7%low
17 St Peter's Church of England Primary School Well above 78% 63% +15.2 60% 13% 93% 89 0%
18 Manor Wood Primary School Well above 77% 62% +14.6 22% 33% 30% 177 9%low
19 Lady Elizabeth Hastings CofE Primary School Well above 80% 66% +14.5 11% 22% 0% 50 11%
20 Lowtown Primary School Well above 78% 64% +14.3 31% 10% 0% 89 14%
21 Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Well above 78% 64% +14.2 17% 23% 0% 89 6%
22 Calverley Parkside Primary School Well above 77% 63% +13.6 19% 23% 0% 93 13%below average
23 Armley Park Primary School Well above 78% 65% +13.5 50% 4% 54% 77 22%
24 Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Well above 79% 66% +13.5 4% 29% 0% 86 14%
25 Clapgate Primary School Well above 71% 58% +13.4 47% 25% 19% 174 16%above average
26 Beechwood Primary School Well above 68% 55% +13.3 55% 27% 12% 180 16%above average
27 Blenheim Primary School Well above 79% 66% +13.3 46% 13% 87% 164 20%high
28 Meanwood Church of England Primary School Well above 85% 72% +13.0 7% 3% 13% 92 15%above average
29 Moortown Primary School Well above 83% 70% +12.9 7% 13% 20% 92 14%
30 St Theresa's Catholic Primary School Well above 75% 63% +12.5 23% 25% 8% 180 17%above average
31 Bramley Park Academy Well above 61% 49% +12.3 70% 37% 13% 147 14%above average
32 St Philip's Catholic Primary School Well above 84% 72% +12.2 7% 19% 63% 101 23%
33 Southroyd Primary and Nursery School Well above 75% 63% +12.0 25% 20% 5% 168 20%high
34 Adel Primary School Well above 77% 65% +11.9 18% 21% 14% 87 6%low
35 Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School Well above 78% 66% +11.9 24% 12% 17% 205 6%low
36 Wigton Moor Primary School Well above 85% 73% +11.8 5% 10% 46% 169 7%low
37 Hill Top Primary Academy Above 78% 66% +11.7 17% 13% 0% 90 5%low
38 Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School Well above 76% 64% +11.7 7% 33% 7% 181 10%below average
39 Shadwell Primary School Above 81% 69% +11.7 8% 15% 19% 81 31%
40 Bramham Primary School Above 77% 65% +11.6 3% 31% 3% 78 22%
41 Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Above 78% 67% +11.5 10% 19% 0% 92 5%
42 Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy Above 75% 64% +11.1 33% 17% 33% 88 10%
43 Cookridge Primary School Above 73% 62% +10.7 38% 16% 24% 129 10%below average
44 Cookridge Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Above 77% 67% +10.5 17% 13% 3% 175 12%below average
45 Manston Primary Above 65% 55% +9.8 45% 34% 10% 89 16%above average
46 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Above 76% 66% +9.6 7% 23% 2% 131 12%below average
47 Birchfield Primary School Above 74% 65% +9.5 23% 16% 6% 90 7%low
48 St Patrick Catholic Primary School Above 70% 61% +9.5 37% 26% 30% 88 22%
49 St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston Above 74% 66% +8.3 22% 19% 28% 93 12%below average
50 Brodetsky Primary School Above 77% 69% +8.2 6% 16% 9% 92 15%above average
51 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby Above 77% 69% +8.1 0% 19% 0% 90 19%
52 St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Above 73% 65% +8.0 16% 25% 19% 92 4%
53 St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Above 65% 57% +7.9 61% 26% 61% 93 14%below average
54 Stanningley Primary School Above 66% 58% +7.9 47% 20% 10% 89 7%low
55 St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Above 72% 65% +7.5 23% 19% 16% 93 9%
56 Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School Above 70% 63% +7.3 20% 27% 7% 90 12%below average
57 Green Lane Primary Academy Above 77% 70% +7.2 8% 8% 2% 180 12%below average
58 Guiseley Primary School Above 70% 63% +7.2 18% 27% 2% 174 16%above average
59 Cross Gates Primary School Above 63% 56% +7.1 43% 30% 0% 88 19%above average
60 Iveson Primary School Above 64% 57% +7.1 54% 27% 39% 152 6%low
61 Raynville Academy Above 64% 57% +6.9 49% 24% 16% 171 11%below average
62 Greenside Primary School Above 64% 57% +6.7 32% 35% 0% 124 22%high
63 Holy Family Catholic Primary School Above 71% 64% +6.7 48% 7% 55% 87 24%high
64 Crossley Street Primary School Above 76% 70% +6.4 10% 7% 3% 87 20%
65 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley Above 70% 64% +6.3 25% 17% 4% 83 16%
66 Alwoodley Primary School Above 74% 68% +5.9 23% 15% 52% 182 22%high
67 Kirkstall Valley Primary School Above 59% 53% +5.9 67% 33% 50% 82 17%above average
68 Low Road Primary School Above 74% 68% +5.7 32% 5% 50% 74 46%
69 Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Above 72% 67% +5.5 10% 20% 3% 179 13%below average
70 Otley All Saints CofE Primary School Above 71% 66% +5.5 16% 19% 6% 95 8%
71 Rothwell Primary School Above 67% 62% +5.5 27% 24% 4% 134 13%below average
72 Thorpe Primary School Above 64% 59% +5.5 30% 33% 3% 88 19%above average
73 Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School Above 71% 66% +5.3 11% 22% 2% 136 8%low
74 Westwood Primary School Above 62% 57% +5.3 50% 23% 10% 120 14%below average
75 Allerton Bywater Primary School Above 70% 65% +5.2 20% 18% 7% 161 11%below average
76 Farsley Springbank Primary School Above 74% 69% +5.2 8% 12% 2% 175 7%low
77 Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School Above 70% 65% +5.2 27% 10% 3% 89 9%low
78 Seacroft Grange Primary School As expected 53% 48% +4.7 77% 32% 13% 93 3%low
79 Robin Hood Primary School Above 68% 63% +4.6 23% 21% 7% 186 26%high
80 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet As expected 70% 66% +4.3 28% 17% 41% 90 8%low
81 Carr Manor Community School As expected 65% 61% +4.1 34% 23% 16% 177 14%below average
82 Morley Victoria Primary School As expected 72% 68% +4.1 20% 7% 12% 183 8%
83 Thorner Church of England Primary School As expected 72% 68% +4.1 4% 19% 0% 86 0%
84 Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School As expected 73% 69% +3.9 7% 17% 20% 90 36%
85 Alder Tree Primary Academy As expected 61% 57% +3.8 58% 22% 40% 166 20%high
86 Broadgate Primary School As expected 65% 62% +3.3 32% 22% 17% 180 7%low
87 Pudsey Waterloo Primary As expected 69% 66% +3.1 17% 18% 12% 173 13%below average
88 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth As expected 71% 68% +3.1 3% 20% 0% 89 23%high
89 Valley View Community Primary School As expected 69% 66% +2.9 11% 20% 2% 173 9%low
90 Westgate Primary School As expected 66% 63% +2.9 25% 19% 3% 93 6%low
91 Highfield Primary School As expected 72% 69% +2.8 8% 17% 24% 178 5%low
92 Woodlesford Primary School As expected 68% 65% +2.7 22% 12% 0% 171 16%above average
93 Morley Newlands Academy As expected 67% 64% +2.6 21% 25% 27% 269 21%high
94 Methley Primary School As expected 67% 65% +2.5 23% 15% 2% 166 15%above average
95 Quarry Mount Primary School As expected 59% 57% +2.4 75% 14% 61% 79 17%
96 Barwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nursery As expected 70% 68% +2.3 8% 16% 0% 82 10%
97 St Matthew's Church of England Primary School As expected 68% 66% +2.2 18% 22% 27% 180 6%
98 Swillington Primary School As expected 57% 55% +2.2 59% 21% 7% 72 8%low
99 Colton Primary School As expected 64% 62% +2.1 14% 34% 0% 88 8%
100 Victoria Primary Academy As expected 54% 52% +2.0 69% 29% 28% 168 31%high
101 St Benedict's Catholic Primary School As expected 72% 70% +1.9 10% 7% 10% 90 4%
102 Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School As expected 59% 57% +1.8 50% 23% 17% 90 16%above average
103 Farsley Farfield Primary School As expected 66% 64% +1.7 16% 24% 7% 171 10%below average
104 Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School As expected 65% 63% +1.7 17% 25% 0% 80 19%
105 Primley Wood Primary School Compared As expected 69% 67% +1.7 37% 10% 70% 91 34%high
106 Gledhow Primary School As expected 68% 67% +1.4 14% 20% 18% 269 9%low
107 Primrose Lane Primary School As expected 64% 63% +1.4 14% 31% 0% 88 9%low
108 Chapel Allerton Primary School As expected 67% 66% +1.0 19% 18% 19% 203 14%below average
109 Queensway Primary School As expected 46% 46% +0.2 69% 46% 0% 57 55%
110 Rufford Park Primary School As expected 69% 69% +0.2 8% 14% 8% 122 2%low
111 Seven Hills Primary School As expected 63% 63% +0.1 31% 19% 19% 178 5%low
112 Deighton Gates Primary School As expected 65% 65% +0.0 13% 23% 3% 89 14%
113 Ireland Wood Primary School As expected 61% 61% +0.0 43% 16% 23% 175 11%below average
114 Bardsey Primary Academy As expected 70% 70% −0.1 3% 14% 10% 83 6%
115 Carlton Primary School As expected 67% 67% −0.1 14% 14% 5% 138 24%high
116 Kerr Mackie Primary School As expected 67% 67% −0.2 21% 18% 43% 185 13%below average
117 Kippax North Primary School As expected 67% 67% −0.2 10% 20% 13% 88 36%high
118 St Nicholas Catholic Primary School As expected 64% 64% −0.3 32% 18% 39% 132 22%high
119 Scholes (Elmet) Primary School As expected 67% 67% −0.4 19% 7% 2% 128 11%below average
120 Fieldhead Carr Primary School As expected 59% 60% −0.5 32% 28% 6% 130 15%above average
121 Hollybush Primary As expected 51% 52% −0.6 63% 32% 13% 179 27%high
122 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy As expected 66% 67% −0.6 33% 7% 37% 182 3%low
123 Weetwood Primary School As expected 69% 70% −0.6 3% 17% 14% 88 11%below average
124 Westbrook Lane Primary School As expected 71% 72% −1.3 3% 3% 3% 90 11%
125 Bramhope Primary School As expected 70% 72% −1.5 7% 2% 2% 138 12%below average
126 All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School As expected 52% 54% −2.0 66% 24% 28% 89 8%low
127 Great Preston VC CofE Primary School As expected 60% 62% −2.1 14% 34% 3% 84 26%high
128 Rawdon St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School As expected 64% 66% −2.2 4% 26% 0% 139 26%high
129 Hawksworth Wood Primary School As expected 45% 47% −2.4 76% 38% 17% 127 15%above average
130 Lawns Park Primary School As expected 54% 56% −2.4 47% 27% 10% 90 19%
131 Rosebank Primary School As expected 56% 59% −2.5 62% 21% 68% 91 11%below average
132 Co-op Academy Beckfield As expected 52% 55% −2.6 67% 17% 17% 71 36%
133 St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School As expected 60% 63% −3.0 23% 23% 8% 182 16%above average
134 Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School As expected 60% 63% −3.1 35% 22% 45% 167 13%below average
135 Meadowfield Primary School As expected 51% 54% −3.2 62% 27% 29% 177 9%low
136 St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa As expected 56% 59% −3.2 18% 41% 0% 57 24%
137 Lower Wortley Primary School As expected 61% 64% −3.3 25% 14% 2% 132 7%low
138 Whitecote Primary School As expected 50% 53% −3.4 57% 31% 15% 164 22%high
139 St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School As expected 51% 55% −3.9 67% 13% 7% 35 23%
140 Whinmoor St Paul's Church of England Primary School As expected 61% 65% −3.9 21% 24% 31% 88 20%
141 Blackgates Primary Academy As expected 49% 53% −4.3 62% 24% 6% 138 8%low
142 East Ardsley Primary Academy Below 60% 65% −4.6 23% 14% 0% 179 12%below average
143 Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Below 51% 56% −4.9 63% 26% 52% 85 17%
144 Ninelands Primary School Below 64% 69% −4.9 3% 18% 7% 182 14%above average
145 Kippax Ash Tree Primary School Below 55% 60% −5.1 27% 30% 5% 130 28%high
146 Strawberry Fields Primary School Below 60% 65% −5.1 23% 14% 7% 134 6%
147 Beeston Primary School Below 56% 61% −5.2 42% 17% 26% 257 9%low
148 Gildersome Primary School Below 57% 62% −5.2 25% 25% 10% 176 11%below average
149 Greenhill Primary School Below 53% 58% −5.2 42% 24% 8% 172 14%above average
150 Whitkirk Primary School Below 56% 62% −5.6 37% 19% 21% 161 9%low
151 Grimes Dyke Primary School Below 48% 54% −5.9 67% 20% 17% 106 7%low
152 Westerton Primary Academy Below 61% 67% −6.1 15% 13% 5% 271 3%low
153 St Chad's Church of England Primary School Below 62% 68% −6.2 17% 13% 27% 90 23%high
154 Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Below 50% 57% −7.0 50% 31% 41% 179 19%above average
155 Co-op Academy Oakwood Below 54% 61% −7.1 54% 14% 54% 178 11%below average
156 Allerton CofE Primary School Below 55% 62% −7.2 35% 25% 43% 268 15%above average
157 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Below 53% 60% −7.2 42% 29% 52% 87 14%above average
158 Victoria Junior School Below 46% 53% −7.3 54% 32% 7% 124 13%
159 Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School Below 51% 59% −7.8 46% 30% 49% 159 4%low
160 Co-op Academy Woodlands Below 49% 57% −7.8 73% 16% 63% 168 16%above average
161 Castleton Primary School Below 49% 57% −8.0 53% 27% 38% 153 10%below average
162 Sharp Lane Primary School Below 53% 61% −8.0 27% 29% 14% 273 16%above average
163 Hawksworth Church of England Primary School Below 58% 67% −8.5 8% 21% 0% 53 15%
164 Co-op Academy Brownhill Below 49% 58% −9.1 76% 9% 67% 170 18%above average
165 Ryecroft Academy Below 45% 55% −9.7 60% 26% 26% 123 24%high
166 Hunslet Carr Primary School Below 49% 59% −9.8 45% 23% 23% 168 13%below average
167 Wykebeck Primary School Below 43% 53% −9.8 75% 21% 31% 175 21%high
168 Harehills Primary School Below 48% 58% −10.1 58% 29% 76% 259 8%low
169 Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery Below 49% 59% −10.3 33% 26% 0% 82 30%
170 Oulton Primary School Below 45% 56% −10.9 47% 29% 9% 132 18%above average
171 Park Spring Primary School Below 45% 56% −10.9 48% 28% 9% 171 25%high
172 Hillcrest Academy Below 55% 66% −11.1 41% 11% 69% 172 25%high
173 Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Below 49% 60% −11.2 54% 21% 64% 87 23%
174 Five Lanes Primary School Well below 50% 62% −11.6 32% 23% 18% 179 9%low
175 Swarcliffe Primary School Well below 51% 63% −12.1 41% 14% 39% 132 16%above average
176 St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Well below 49% 62% −12.5 45% 17% 39% 224 5%low
177 Ashfield Primary School Well below 50% 63% −13.4 18% 25% 4% 88 21%
178 Moor Allerton Hall Primary School Well below 49% 63% −13.7 34% 23% 40% 237 27%high
179 Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell Well below 49% 63% −13.8 32% 18% 18% 63 27%
180 Ebor Gardens Primary Academy Well below 47% 61% −14.3 57% 18% 79% 158 8%low
181 Shakespeare Primary School Well below 44% 58% −14.4 52% 31% 67% 254 11%below average
182 Swinnow Primary School Well below 47% 62% −14.7 25% 25% 4% 87 8%low
183 Manston St James Primary Academy Well below 47% 62% −15.0 32% 19% 10% 178 24%high
184 Parklands Primary School Well below 35% 50% −15.0 61% 41% 14% 161 18%above average
185 Hugh Gaitskell Primary School Well below 41% 56% −15.1 41% 47% 53% 231 18%above average
186 Whingate Primary School Well below 42% 57% −15.1 50% 24% 19% 173 5%low
187 Park View Primary Academy Well below 50% 65% −15.4 41% 15% 74% 86 16%
188 Asquith Primary School Well below 49% 66% −16.5 16% 22% 16% 171 23%high
189 Grange Farm Primary School Well below 40% 57% −16.6 55% 24% 28% 176 18%above average
190 Co-op Academy Nightingale Well below 39% 56% −17.2 68% 20% 52% 176 25%high
191 Middleton Primary School Well below 41% 58% −17.3 61% 12% 31% 202 16%above average
192 Summerfield Primary School Well below 44% 61% −17.3 42% 13% 13% 81 17%above average
193 Drighlington Primary School Well below 48% 66% −17.7 14% 20% 6% 164 24%high
194 Greenmount Primary School Well below 47% 65% −17.7 48% 18% 97% 180 4%low
195 Kippax Greenfield Primary School Well below 46% 64% −18.2 15% 25% 5% 68 25%
196 Micklefield Church of England Primary Academy Well below 35% 54% −18.5 50% 33% 0% 31 13%
197 Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch Well below 44% 64% −19.7 0% 40% 0% 48 20%
198 Austhorpe Primary School Well below 47% 67% −20.0 10% 17% 0% 91 10%
199 Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Well below 38% 58% −20.3 40% 27% 13% 169 13%below average
200 New Bewerley Community School Well below 35% 55% −20.4 53% 42% 66% 178 28%high
201 Hunslet Moor Primary School Well below 40% 61% −20.5 53% 16% 49% 176 22%high
202 Bracken Edge Primary School Well below 40% 61% −20.8 46% 23% 53% 168 13%below average
203 Templenewsam Halton Primary School Well below 43% 65% −21.7 17% 21% 5% 179 11%below average
204 Brudenell Primary School Well below 43% 66% −22.8 38% 13% 63% 103 2%low
205 Temple Learning Academy Well below 26% 50% −24.4 70% 30% 13% 181 17%above average
206 Lane End Primary School Well below 40% 65% −24.7 41% 16% 67% 177 15%above average
207 Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School Well below 33% 59% −25.7 60% 8% 20% 79 4%
208 Richmond Hill Academy Well below 30% 56% −26.3 57% 29% 47% 240 27%high
209 St Marys Church of England Primary Academy Well below 34% 63% −28.8 40% 14% 31% 122 32%high
210 Bankside Primary School Well below 27% 60% −32.5 46% 36% 79% 260 16%above average

Results are the average of the last three Year 6 groups, which is steadier than a single year. Pupil percentages are for the latest Year 6. Disadvantaged: eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, or looked after by the council. SEN: special educational needs (SEN support or an EHC plan). EAL: English as an additional language.

How this works

We call these Companion Results. Read the plain-English explainer →

We looked at every comparable state primary and junior school in England (14,315 schools) to see how SATs results usually change with the make-up of a year group. On average:

  • For every 10 more disadvantaged pupils in every 100, the share meeting the expected standard is about 2.4 percentage points lower.
  • For every 10 more pupils with SEN in every 100, it's about 2.4 percentage points lower.
  • For every 10 more pupils with English as an additional language in every 100, it's about 0.7 percentage points higher. Pupils learning English often catch up quickly.

From those, each school gets an expected result for its own pupils, which we compare with its actual result. Primary year groups are small – in a class of 30, one child moves the percentage by more than 3 points – so we use the three-year average and allow for each school's own pupil numbers: a small school needs a bigger gap before we call it above or below what you'd expect.

What we found: schools where teachers stay

We put every primary and junior school's result-against-expected next to its teacher turnover – the share of its teachers who moved to another school or left state schools each year, averaged over three years (DfE school workforce census). Across 8,274 schools in England, split into four equal groups by turnover:

Teacher turnoverTypical turnoverResults vs expectedDid better than expected
Lowest turnover 7% a year +1.8 pts 40%
Lower-middle 12% a year +1.2 pts 37%
Upper-middle 17% a year +0.7 pts 36%
Highest turnover 26% a year −1.2 pts 32%

The pattern is the same as for secondary schools but weaker, and most of the difference is in the quarter of schools where teachers leave most often (−1.2 percentage points, against +1.8 for the lowest-turnover quarter). Primary staffs are small and SATs results move around from year to year, which blurs the picture.

A link isn't proof that one causes the other: losing teachers may hold results back, and a school that's struggling for other reasons (leadership, for example) may also lose more teachers. Nationally, turnover is fairly steady from year to year and teachers who move are replaced – but between schools it varies a lot, from under one teacher in ten a year to more than one in five. The green rings on the chart mark the lowest-turnover quarter.

What it can't tell you

  • These three things explain only about 18% of the differences between schools. Much of what makes a school stronger or weaker, and much about its pupils, isn't captured by any published figure.
  • Even averaged over three years, small schools' results move around a lot, so treat close calls as roughly equal.
  • It isn't an excuse for lower results. It shows how a school does compared with schools teaching similar pupils, so you can compare more fairly.
  • We deliberately don't adjust for attendance or exclusions: those are partly down to the school itself.

Source: Department for Education, Key Stage 2 performance data (2024/25). Calculated by The School Companion.