Bankside Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
Bankside Primary School is a primary school in Leeds for ages 2–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 February 2025. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Bankside 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 5 of the 9 earlier years.
- There were 67 first-choice applications for 70 offers for Reception 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 31% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reading, writing and maths 2024/25: 31% at the expected standard, lowest of 8 schools (this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds that have results).
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
- Shepherds Lane, Leeds, LS8 5AW
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 676 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “This school is a welcoming and friendly place for pupils.”
- “Strong relationships between staff and pupils are evident across the school.”
- “The school has established clear processes to work with parents and carers prior to pupils joining the school.”
To improve
- “They sometimes become less engaged when work in lessons is too easy or too difficult.”
- “Pupils’ achievement in national tests in recent years has been too low.”
- “Pupils are benefitting from an improved curriculum and greater ambition but there is still some variation in the quality of education that they receive.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 March 2025 (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) | 31% | 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: 67 first-preference applications, 70 offers in total, 67 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.
- Hillcrest Academy 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harehills Primary School 0.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Bracken Edge Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Nightingale 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Hovingham Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shakespeare Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published