Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · LEEDS, 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 🔒
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in LEEDS, Leeds for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 25 October 2023. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy 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 Reception applicant in 2026 was offered a place, as were 150 of the 219 other Leeds primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception entry in 2026 there were 22 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 77% of pupils met the expected standard (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds.
- In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (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
- Otley Old Road, Cookridge, LEEDS, LS16 6NF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 204 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 25 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy.”
- “It is a welcoming school where everyone is treated with respect and politeness.”
- “Pupils are clear that everyone is treated equally in this school.”
To improve
- “However, there are some children who do not have a secure knowledge of the sounds that they need to read with fluency.”
- “Adults do not consistently support these pupils using agreed phonic strategies.”
- “As a result, these pupils do not catch up to their peers quickly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 December 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) | 77% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 22 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.
- Iveson Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ireland Wood Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cookridge Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Chad's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cookridge Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Adel Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published