Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Leeds
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.870 miles
Last place: Heart of Christian Church that is member of Churches Together · Published by Leeds City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
This distance applies only to children in the “Heart of Christian Church that is member of Churches Together” priority. The last place went to that group, so no child in a lower priority got a place, however close they lived.
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Leeds for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 March 2025. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Adel St John the Baptist Church of England 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 | 0.870 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
- Reception 2026's last distance, under one of its admission criteria, was 0.870 miles, the 27th longest of 68 Leeds primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception last distances swung sharply between some years, the biggest move from 2024 to 2025, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 33 first-choice applications for 31 offers, with 29 offers going to first-choice families and 4 first-choice families not offered a place.
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 73% met the expected standard (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest Leeds primary schools.
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
- Long Causeway, Adel, Leeds, LS16 8EX
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 202 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils feel happy and safe in this warm and friendly school.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are a real strength.”
- “Pupils know who to talk to if they have any worries or concerns.”
To improve
- “However, the school is still developing some subject areas.”
- “In these subjects, the knowledge that pupils need to learn has not been as clearly defined.”
- “This means that some pupils have not secured their learning as well as the school would like them to.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 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) | 73% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 29 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.
- Adel Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ireland Wood Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Alwoodley Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Iveson Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Allerton CofE Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published