Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided 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 🔒
Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School is a primary school in Leeds for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 October 2023. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) 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
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, though places ran out in 1 of the 2 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 23 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 47% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds.
- There are 25 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20 across 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
- Morris Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS5 3JD
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 201 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils’ well-being is at the heart of Kirkstall St Stephen’s (KSS).”
- “This is a school that wants pupils to flourish, and they do.”
- “Pupils are also challenged here.”
To improve
- “Leaders know that sometimes, however, assessments do not match the content being covered in class.”
- “They also know that although subject content is assessed, how well pupils understand what it is to be a subject expert is less well developed.”
- “However, there is sometimes a lack of precision in how the programme is delivered.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 November 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) | 47% | 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, 29 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.
- Beecroft Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Hollybush Primary 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kirkstall Valley Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Spring Bank Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Raynville Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Chad's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published