St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Wetherby, 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 🔒
St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Wetherby, Leeds for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 11 first-choice applications for 22 offers (0.5 first choices per offer, the lowest of 214 Leeds primary schools).
- Every first-choice family was offered a place for Reception in 2026, and 11 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but a last distance was published in 1 of the 8 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds.
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
- Hallfield Lane, Wetherby, LS22 6JS
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 164 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this welcoming and caring school.”
- “They value their education and appreciate their teachers.”
- “Relationships are warm and supportive.”
To improve
- “While some pupils with SEND have targets that reflect their needs, there are others whose targets do not precisely meet their specific needs.”
- “When this is the case, the impact of the planned provision for these pupils cannot be checked, and it is harder to adapt the curriculum for them.”
- “As a result, some pupils with SEND do not learn the curriculum as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 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) | 60% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 11 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.
- Crossley Street Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Deighton Gates Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Primrose Lane Primary School 2.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published