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Hawksworth Wood Primary School

Primary · Leeds · LS5 3QE

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 10 June 2025

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At a glance

341 pupils · 108% of 315 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
39.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
25.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
29.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.hawksworthwood.leeds.sch.uk/
URN
107893

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 24 families named it first for 27 Reception places, 0.89 first choices per place. We hold 20 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2006 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 10 June 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.89 first-choice applications per place

27 places offered · 24 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2015 entry)

Nearest school
0.226 miles

2015 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

29 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
41%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
10%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
100
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
100
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school41%
Median of its 12 closest peers61%
Leeds average64.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Ryecroft AcademyLeeds · 3 miles awayOutstanding49%
Rowanfield Junior SchoolCheltenham · 135 miles awayGood67%
New Chapter Primary SchoolMilton Keynes · 130 miles awayGood41%
Mossfield Primary SchoolManchester · 37 miles awayGood61%
Warren Farm Primary SchoolBirmingham · 90 miles awayGood75%
Beechwood Primary SchoolLeeds · 6 miles awayGood65%
Hollybush PrimaryLeeds · 1 miles awayNeeds attention50%
Orchard Fields Community SchoolBanbury · 123 miles awayGood (2019)82%
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolWirral · 68 miles awayExpected standard61%
St Cleopas' Church of England Primary AcademyLiverpool · 63 miles awayNot yet graded63%
St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolBirmingham · 98 miles awayGood46%
Bedwell Primary SchoolStevenage · 146 miles awayGood55%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 52% (Leeds 57%, England 60%) · Black African 8% (Leeds 9%, England 5%) · Any other White background 7% (Leeds 5%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 6% (Leeds 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 6% (Leeds 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Leeds 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Leeds 3%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Leeds 6%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Leeds 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Leeds 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Leeds 1%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Leeds 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Leeds 3%, England 4%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Leeds 0%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
20.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.32 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Leeds: 2.05 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

84% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 16% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

52.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £44,875; 23.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,958
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 13% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 9% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£78,469; in-year balance -£199,239

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher29%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier36.6%62.3%
Social housing47.5%17.1%
Privately rented15.5%20.5%
Detached houses7.6%22.9%
Flats14.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van34.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01032494 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£240,000377 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£200,000–£285,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (32)£353,000
Semi-detached (179)£255,000
Terraced (110)£233,000
Flat (56)£162,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
13an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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