St Chad's Church of England Primary School
General Information
- Address: Northolme Avenue, West Park, Leeds, LS16 5QR – View on map
- Phone: 01132747110
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mrs Gina Marsland
- Age range: 3-11 years
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Church of England
- Nursery provision: Yes
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 23
- % eligible for free school meals: 10.9%
- Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (similar to the Leeds average)
- English as an additional language: 17% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 23.3% a year (Leeds 14.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 22% moved to another school, 78% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Leeds: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 8 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
- Suspensions for bullying: 22 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 5 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in Leeds, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 4.2%
- Persistently absent pupils: 9.2%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 16.0%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.8%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Speech, language and communications needs: 17 pupils
- Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
- Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
- Hearing impairment: 2 pupils
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2024 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 60% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 10% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: in line with the Leeds average (61%)
- Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 62% against an expected 68%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 62%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 87% · Writing 70% · Maths 83% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 87%
- Average test scores: reading 107, maths 106
- Based on: 30 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25
View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.
SATs results over time
Year 6 SATs: joint 133rd of 214 junior and primary schools in the area
- =133Kippax North Primary School60%
- =133Pudsey Waterloo Primary60%
- =133St Chad's Church of England Primary School60%
- =133St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School60%
- =139Beeston Primary School59%
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126th of 169 primary schools in Leeds for Ofsted rating
- #124St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
- #125St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
- #126St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- #127St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston SpaGood
- #128St Francis Catholic Primary School, MorleyGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £6,614 (2024-25)
160th of 214 primary schools in Leeds for spending per pupil
- #158Bramley Park Academy£6,628
- #159Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£6,625
- #160St Chad's Church of England Primary School£6,614
- #161Ashfield Primary School£6,594
- #162Woodlesford Primary School£6,580
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