Rufford Park Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
Rufford Park Primary School is a primary school in Leeds for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 July 2022. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Rufford Park 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
- 13.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds is 7.9%.
- For Reception 2026, there were 41 first-choice applications for 41 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- Reception places ran out (a last distance was published) in 4 of the 9 earlier years, and the last distance swung sharply between some years.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (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
- Rufford Avenue, Yeadon, Leeds, LS19 7QR
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 325 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 July 2022
Strengths
- “Rufford Park Primary is a welcoming and friendly school.”
- “There is a calm and purposeful atmosphere.”
- “Pupils buzz with excitement to begin their school day.”
To improve
- “In a few foundation subjects, leaders have not received sufficient subject leadership training to help them monitor the subjects they lead well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 75% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 41 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.
- Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Yeadon Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Queensway Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rawdon St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St. Oswald's CofE Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Guiseley Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West End Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published