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Fieldhead Carr Primary School

Primary · Leeds · LS14 2EG

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 28 February 2024

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At a glance

406 pupils · 97% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
33.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.fieldheadcarr.leeds.sch.uk
URN
107945

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 40 families named it first for 43 Reception places, 0.93 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2024 entry went to 1.55 miles; distance decided places in 5 of the 21 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2006 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 28 February 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.93 first-choice applications per place

43 places offered · 40 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.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2024 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 1.55 miles

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
60%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
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 school60%
Median of its 12 closest peers65%
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
Palm Bay Primary SchoolMargate · 208 miles awayGood59%
Featherby Junior SchoolGillingham · 190 miles awayGood64%
Normanton Junior AcademyNormanton · 10 miles awayGood83%
Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary AcademyCleckheaton · 13 miles awayRequires improvement41%
Broadgate Primary SchoolLeeds · 7 miles awayGood63%
Clapgate Primary SchoolLeeds · 6 miles awayGood77%
St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC)Bristol · 174 miles awayGood66%
Windy Nook Primary SchoolGateshead · 76 miles awayGood67%
Raynville AcademyLeeds · 7 miles awayGood67%
St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough · 52 miles awayGood41%
Cofton Primary SchoolBirmingham · 102 miles awayGood60%
Leigham Primary SchoolPlymouth · 262 miles awayGood67%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 77% (Leeds 57%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5% (Leeds 2%, England 2%) · Black African 4% (Leeds 9%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 2% (Leeds 3%, England 4%) · Any other White background 2% (Leeds 5%, England 7%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Leeds 6%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Leeds 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Leeds 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Leeds 3%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Leeds 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Leeds 3%, England 2%) · 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)
6.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
22.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

7.21 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
21.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

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

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £42,946; 14.3% 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£7,377
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £169,662; in-year balance +£57,385

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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)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways22.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier62.8%62.3%
Social housing29.4%17.1%
Privately rented7.7%20.5%
Detached houses14.2%22.9%
Flats17.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms15.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van25.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01011717 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£264,500246 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£190,000–£344,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (76)£358,500
Semi-detached (97)£265,000
Terraced (71)£167,000

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

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (2.49 km, 2024 entry): 795 sales, median £222,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
5an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an 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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