Sherburn in Elmet, Athelstan Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Leeds, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Sherburn in Elmet, Athelstan Community Primary School is a primary school in Leeds, North Yorkshire for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 March 2023. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Sherburn in Elmet, Athelstan Community 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 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 5 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 76% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in all 6 earlier years, and last distances swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception in 2026, there were 54 first-choice applications for 54 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- The school has 25.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20 across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Milford Road, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6QN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 490 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 March 2023
Strengths
- “The Athelstan vision ‘to be the best that we can be’ is at the heart of all this school has to offer.”
- “Leaders and staff have high expectations for pupils’ learning and behaviour.”
- “They are determined to make sure that pupils’ needs are met, both academically and pastorally.”
To improve
- “Younger pupils are not given similar opportunities.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 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) | 76% | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 54 offers in total, 54 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 North Yorkshire.
- Sherburn Hungate Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- South Milford Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Monk Fryston Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Saxton Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Kirk Fenton Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fairburn Community Primary School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Burton Salmon Community Primary School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published