Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Leeds for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Burley St Matthias 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
- In Reception 2026 every applicant was offered a place, but places ran out in 1 of the 9 earlier years.
- 2024/25: 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 22% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 23 first-choice applications for 25 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 50% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds is 40%.
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
- Burley Road, Leeds, LS4 2HY
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 180 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 June 2025
Strengths
- “A sense of kindness permeates through this school.”
- “Pupils are welcomed by staff who know them, their families and their individual needs well.”
- “Consequently, pupils enjoy coming to school.”
To improve
- “It recognises that many pupils previously have not achieved as well as they could have.”
- “Published outcomes in 2024 national assessments at the end of key stage 2 were low.”
- “However, on occasion, information from these checks is not used effectively to inform subsequent learning activities and gaps in pupils’ knowledge are not addressed before pupils move on.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 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: 23 first-preference applications, 25 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.
- Kirkstall Valley Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brudenell Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Armley Park Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Beecroft Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Rosebank Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Spring Bank Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published