Gildersome Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Leeds
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Leeds City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Gildersome Primary School is a primary school in Leeds for ages 3–11 (community school). Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Gildersome Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 8 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 23 first-choice applications for 34 offers; every applicant was offered a place, and 11 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 3 of the 10 earlier years, and the last distance swung sharply between some years.
- The school has 16.9 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds is 24.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Leeds schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Town Street, Gildersome, Leeds, LS27 7AB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 352 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to Gildersome Primary School.”
- “They feel safe and are well cared for by staff.”
- “They make new friends and enjoy their learning.”
To improve
- “However, for a small group of pupils who have not secured their basic knowledge in reading, writing and mathematics, actions put in place to address these gaps are at an early stage.”
- “Teaching does not consistently focus on addressing these gaps with the urgency needed.”
- “However, for some pupils, including those in receipt of pupil premium funding, barriers to learning and attendance are not swiftly identified and addressed.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 February 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 23 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leeds.
- Birchfield Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Asquith Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Morley Victoria Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Drighlington Primary School 1.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Churwell Primary Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fountain Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Seven Hills Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published