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Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · LEEDS · LS16 6NF

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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 25 October 2023

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At a glance

204 pupils · 97% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
17.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
17.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.holynameprimary.org.uk
URN
142004

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 22 families named it first for 28 Reception places, 0.79 first choices per place. We hold 19 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2006 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 25 October 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.79 first-choice applications per place

28 places offered · 22 first-choice applications · usually has places

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.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
77%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
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 school77%
Median of its 12 closest peers69.5%
Leeds average64.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
St Gregory's Catholic AcademyStockton-on-Tees · 52 miles awayExpected standard67%
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsSouth Shields · 79 miles awayOutstanding77%
High Wycombe Church of England Combined SchoolHigh Wycombe · 157 miles awayGood60%
St Catherine's CofE Primary SchoolBolton · 43 miles awayExpected standard62%
Beckfoot NessfieldKeighley · 13 miles awayGood51%
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, RochdaleRochdale · 29 miles awayGood48%
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary AcademyNottingham · 66 miles awayExpected standard81%
Forty Hill CofE Primary SchoolEnfield · 164 miles awayExpected standard71%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, EdlingtonDoncaster · 30 miles awayExpected standard71%
Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolChesterfield · 42 miles awayNo current grade73%
Sandwich Junior SchoolSandwich · 217 miles awayOutstanding73%
Sacred Heart Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 79 miles awayGood68%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 55% (Leeds 57%, England 60%) · Any other Asian background 8% (Leeds 3%, England 2%) · Black African 8% (Leeds 9%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Leeds 3%, England 3%) · Any other White background 4% (Leeds 5%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Leeds 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Leeds 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Leeds 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (Leeds 3%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Leeds 6%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 2% (Leeds 1%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Leeds 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Leeds 0%, England 0%)

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)
3.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
3.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 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
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, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

41.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.8 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 £51,397; 15.4% 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 (2024-25)

This school£5,990
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 13% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £184,000; in-year balance +£100,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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 higher28.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications26.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work22.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways32.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier37.1%62.3%
Social housing50.6%17.1%
Privately rented11.7%20.5%
Detached houses1.7%22.9%
Flats39.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van35.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01011695 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£276,000375 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£214,000–£365,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (65)£400,000
Semi-detached (213)£272,500
Terraced (40)£288,500
Flat (57)£150,000

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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
12an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an 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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