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Valley View Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Leeds

Coal Hill Drive, Leeds, LS13 1DD

Website 01132554972

68

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 08/10/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.6%

12.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

429

Capacity used

Has space

89%

480 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

45 of 45 families who put it first got an offer

49

Places offered

133

Total applications

2.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4545● 100%
2nd preference263● 12%
3rd preference201● 5%
Later preferences (4th–5th)420● 0%
Total1334937%

1st preference success by year

95%
2020
94%
2021
84%
2022
95%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Claire Griffiths
Address
Coal Hill Drive, Rodley, Leeds, LS13 1DD
Phone
01132554972
Local authority
Leeds
Ward / constituency
Bramley & Stanningley · Leeds West and Pudsey
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
131111

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals18%——
English as additional language4%——
SEN support16%——
47% boys (201)53% girls (228)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

429 pupils · 480 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    08 October 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
  2. 19

    17 October 2019

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 360 pupils

Attendance

94.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

5%
20/21
16%
21/22
18%
22/23
16%
23/24
13%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths68%——
Higher standard11%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard80%
+18% vs England
Higher standard9%
+1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard87%
+12% vs England
Higher standard43%
+10% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard81%
+9% vs England
Greater depth20%
+7% vs England

Maths

Expected standard89%
+15% vs England
Higher standard24%
-2% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard89%
+16% vs England
Higher standard43%
+13% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard87%
+5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

582019602023682024802025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)80%61%
Higher standard9%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Leeds council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.