St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Leeds
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.715 miles
Last place: Any Other Children · Published by Leeds City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth is a primary school in Leeds for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 17 April 2024. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth 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 | 0.715 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 2024/25, 63% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds.
- In 2026 the last Reception place offered went to a child outside its specific priority groups living 0.715 miles away, further than in 2024.
- For Reception 2026 there were 30 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 25 offers went to first-choice families and 5 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- There are 30 pupils per teacher and 6.2% eligible for free school meals; middle figures across the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds are 22.3 and 15.6%.
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
- Broadgate Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5AB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 30
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 17 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe in this caring and welcoming school.”
- “The school has a commitment to give pupils the very best experiences.”
- “There are high aspirations for all pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 May 2024 (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) | 63% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 25 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.
- Broadgate Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Horsforth Featherbank Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Westbrook Lane Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hawksworth Wood Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West End Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Iveson Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published