St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · 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 🔒
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Leeds for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a 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 applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as at 150 of the 219 other Leeds primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 25 first-choice applications for 28 offers: 0.9 first choices per offer, the 47th lowest of 214 Leeds primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 74% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds.
- In 2024/25, 23% 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
- Buckstone Crescent, Alwoodley, Leeds, LS17 5ES
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 198 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026
Strengths
- “St Paul’s is a happy, nurturing and safe school.”
- “Leaders have a thorough understanding of the school's context and priorities and they lead with care, integrity and humility.”
- “Everything staff do is for the benefit of pupils.”
To improve
- “Leaders understand the barriers some pupils may face, although academic targets for these pupils are not always precise enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 2026 (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) | 74% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 28 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.
- Alwoodley Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Allerton CofE Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brodetsky Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Primley Wood Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Adel Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Moortown Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published