Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Otley, Leeds
Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Otley, Leeds for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 4 December 2024. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Arthington Lane, Pool-in-Wharfedale, Otley, LS21 1LG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 168 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 4 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy in this welcoming school.”
- “Relationships across the school are warm and respectful, reflecting the school’s positive culture and vision that pupils can ‘believe and achieve’.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school and their attendance is improving rapidly.”
To improve
- “However, this vision is not being fully realised across all subjects.”
- “However, their learning is less secure in some subjects in the wider curriculum.”
- “In other subjects, the important knowledge the school want pupils to know is not mapped out clearly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 January 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) | 67% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2011 to 2026, as Leeds published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leeds.
- Bramhope Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Otley All Saints CofE Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Cookridge Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Otley the Whartons Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cookridge Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westgate Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Queensway Primary School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published