St Philip's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Leeds
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.652 miles
Last place: Any Other Children · Published by Leeds City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Philip's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Leeds for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2023. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Philip's Catholic 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 | 0.652 mi |
| 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 2026, 32 first-choice applications came in for 30 Reception offers; all 30 went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (6%) were not offered a place.
- The last Reception place offered in 2026 went to a child living 0.652 miles away, among children with no higher priority, about the same as in 2025.
- In 2024/25, 85% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds.
- At the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, the 2024/25 figure was 30% (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
- St Philips Avenue, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 3SL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 227 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 November 2023
Strengths
- “St Philips Catholic Primary School is a welcoming school.”
- “They are motivated and eager to learn.”
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe in school.”
To improve
- “However, in some foundation subjects, the curriculum is less securely developed and pupils do not learn as deeply where this is the case.”
- “However, pupils do not have a good understanding of faiths beyond their own and their understanding of different cultures is not fully developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 December 2023 (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) | 85% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Westwood Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Middleton Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Elements Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Sharp Lane Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Windmill Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Clapgate Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Thorpe Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published