Harehills Primary School

A good community school school in Leeds. Explore Ofsted ratings, admissions information, and performance data for Harehills Primary School.

Leeds, LS85DQ Ofsted: Good Age 3-11 Mixed intake
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Performance Score

Overall school rating

45

/ 100

Primary weighted harmonic mean of 3 indicators

Indicators used for Primary schools

KS2 pupils meeting expected standard
37.5
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 40.0%
Raw: 44.0%
KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard
40.2
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: 3.0%
Ofsted inspection outcome
75.0
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: Good

How we weight each phase

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Primary schools

  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 40.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Secondary schools

  • Progress 8 score 40.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

All-through schools

  • Progress 8 score 25.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 15.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Secondary with Sixth Form schools

  • Progress 8 score 20.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • Continue in education or training 20.0%
  • Sustained employment 20.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Sixth Form Only schools

  • Continue in education or training 40.0%
  • Sustained employment 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Special schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Alternative Provision schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Independent schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Ofsted Inspection

Official inspection outcomes

Good
Overall effectiveness
Good
Last inspected
10 November 2015
Previous grade
Requires Improvement
Quality of education
9
Behaviour & attitudes
9
Personal development
9
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

Source: Ofsted inspection outcomes. Grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate.

Contact Information

How to reach this school

Source: GIAS
Address
Darfield Road
Harehills
Leeds, LS85DQ
Phone
1132350539
Website
harehills.leeds.sch.uk/

Location

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School Information

Basic details and characteristics

Source: GIAS
URN
107925
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Address
Darfield Road, Harehills, Leeds, LS8 5DQ
Website
www.harehills.leeds.sch.uk/
Age range
3-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School status
Open
Capacity
630 pupils
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Sixth Form
No
Nursery
Yes

School Performance Data

Official government statistics

Source: DfE

School Demographics

Total Pupils
701
Free School Meals
46.7% (327 pupils)
Special Educational Needs
0.3% (2 pupils)

Daily Attendance

Attendance Rate
92.4%
Good
Persistent Absence
27.8%
Missing 10%+ of school days

Detailed Performance Metrics

Meeting Expected Standard:
44.0%
Exceeding Expected Standard:
3.0%
Reading Score:
100.0
Maths Score:
102.0
Grammar Score:
103.0

Historical Performance

Year Mat Average Read Average
2024 102.0 100.0
2023 104.0 101.0

Historical data shows year-over-year performance trends

Calculated Fields

Derived insights and analysis

Source: Calculated

Class Size Information

Average Class Size
26 pupils
Good
Pupils per Year Group
78
Average across all year groups
Total School Size
701 pupils
3-11

Performance Trend

Declining trend (-1.5 per year)

Down -1.5% over 3 years

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From the School Website

Information extracted from the school's own website

Source: School Website

Ethos & Values

"Learn, laugh and love"

RE Intent: We follow the Leeds Agreed Syllabus ‘Believing and Belonging’; Assemblies reflect and teach about religions and cultures; Leeds Agreed Syllabus updated Sept 2024.

Head Teacher's Message

Headteacher Mrs Judy Wood emphasizes safeguarding and wellbeing, stating: “This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.”

Extracurriculars

Clubs

Rise and Shine Club Choir Football Club Girls Football Reading Club Computing Club Tutti Frutti Arts Club Cricket Club Badminton Club TT Rockstars Club Band Club Rugby Club Gymnastics Club Cooking Club Netball Club Dodgeball Club

Sports

Football Rugby Cricket Netball Gymnastics Badminton

Facilities

Computers in every classroom Interactive whiteboards in every classroom The Oasis kitchen (Rise and Shine)

Curriculum Highlights

The Harehills Curriculum is delivered through themes across the school with Inspirational Starter Lesson (ISL)/clear purpose for learning, key texts, cross-curricular opportunities to read more and build vocabulary, and real experiences to reinforce context. Harehills is a Twinkl Phonics Research School and uses Twinkl Phonics for phonics instruction, emphasizing pure sounds. Rhino Readers and Oxford Reading Tree are used to support reading and are phonetically decodable. MindMate and Web of Wellbeing support mental health and emotional wellbeing; MindMate Ambassadors and mindfulness/yoga are part of activities. Religious Education follows the Leeds Agreed Syllabus Believing and Belonging; assemblies reflect diversity and culture.

Wraparound Care

Breakfast Club: Yes After-School Care: Yes

Rise and Shine before-school breakfast club runs 7:45am–8:30am in The Oasis; after-school clubs run at lunchtimes and after school until 4:00–4:30pm depending on the club.

SEND Provision

SEND Information Report 2024-25; SEND Provision is coordinated by the SENCo and Deputy Headteacher; Funding may be spent on additional services such as Speech and Language Therapist and additional traded time from the Educational Psychologist.

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