Allerton Bywater Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Castleford, Leeds
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.359 miles
Last place: Any Other Children · Published by Leeds City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Allerton Bywater Primary School is a primary school in Castleford, Leeds for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 May 2023. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Allerton Bywater 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 | 1.359 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
- The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child with no other priority, 1.359 miles away; 151 other Leeds primary schools offered every applicant a place.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 7 of the 8 years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 63 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Leeds Road, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10 2DR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 386 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 May 2023
Strengths
- “Allerton Bywater Primary School is a happy place where pupils thrive.”
- “Leaders prioritise the well-being of staff, pupils and their families.”
- “All pupils are welcomed and expected to do well.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the recall practice has only recently been introduced and is still developing.”
- “This means that pupils do not recall some of their learning as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 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) | 71% | 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: 63 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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.
- Great Preston VC CofE Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings CofE Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Methley Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Kippax Ash Tree Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Kippax Greenfield Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Kippax North Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Swillington Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Green Lane Primary Academy 2.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published