St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth
General Information
- Address: Broadgate Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5AB – View on map
- Phone: 01132584593
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Hurley
- Age range: 5-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 30 families put it first for 29 places – 10 for every 10 places. 83% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 12 · 2025 8 · 2026 10
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Roman Catholic
- Nursery provision: No
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 13
- % eligible for free school meals: 6.2%
- Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (similar to the Leeds average)
- English as an additional language: 11% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 23% a year (Leeds 14.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 43% moved to another school, 57% 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: 2.6%
- Persistently absent pupils: 1.1%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 8.1%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.3%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
- Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
- Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Outstanding 2024 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 63% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 3% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: in line with the Leeds average (61%)
- Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 71% against an expected 68%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 71%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 87% · Writing 80% · Maths 70% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 80%
- Average test scores: reading 107, maths 102
- 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 111th of 214 junior and primary schools in the area
- =111Rawdon St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School63%
- =111Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School63%
- =111St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth63%
- =122Allerton CofE Primary School62%
- =122Greenside Primary School62%
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17th of 176 primary schools in Leeds for Ofsted rating
- #15Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary SchoolOutstanding
- #16St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, BeestonOutstanding
- #17St Mary's Catholic Primary School, HorsforthOutstanding
- #18St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
- #19Talbot Primary SchoolOutstanding
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £5,891 (2024-25)
193rd of 214 primary schools in Leeds for spending per pupil
- #191St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£5,951
- #192Thorner Church of England Primary School£5,950
- #193St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth£5,891
- #194Horsforth Featherbank Primary School£5,868
- #195Elements Primary School£5,865
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