Colton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Leeds
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.481 miles
Last place: Any Other Children · Published by Leeds City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Colton Primary School is a primary school in Leeds for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Colton 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 | 0.481 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
- Reception 2026 drew 41 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families and 12 first-choice families (29%) were not offered a place.
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 0.481 miles, for children in no other priority group, the 17th shortest of 68 Leeds primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 55% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds.
- There are 27.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.4 across 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
- School Lane, Colton, Leeds, LS15 9AL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 228 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 21 May 2024
Strengths
- “This is a school where anything is possible.”
- “Pupils at Colton say they feel respected, valued and safe.”
- “The school has very high aspirations for the achievement of all its pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 June 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) | 55% | 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, 30 offers in total, 29 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.
- Austhorpe Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whitkirk Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Templenewsam Halton Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manston St James Primary Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cross Gates Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Manston Primary 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Swillington Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published