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Little London Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Leeds

Meanwood Street, Leeds, LS7 1SR

01132442457

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Graded 06/07/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.1%

20.3% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

431

Capacity used

Has space

68%

630 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

47 of 47 families who put it first got an offer

50

Places offered

100

Total applications

2.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4747● 100%
2nd preference222● 9%
3rd preference171● 6%
Later preferences (4th–5th)140● 0%
Total1005050%

1st preference success by year

100%
2024
100%
2025

Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 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
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Sam Done
Address
Meanwood Street, Leeds, LS7 1SR
Phone
01132442457
Local authority
Leeds
Ward / constituency
Little London & Woodhouse · Leeds Central and Headingley
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
150432

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals34%——
English as additional language———
SEN support———
52% boys (226)48% girls (205)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

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

Academy trust: THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST

431 pupils · 630 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    06 July 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Requires improvement overall effectiveness
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 354 pupils

Attendance

93.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

20.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

25%
23/24
20%
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 by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard70%
+8% vs England
Higher standard14%
+6% vs England

Reading

Expected standard86%
+11% vs England
Higher standard47%
+14% vs England
Average score108
+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard70%
-2% vs England
Greater depth14%
+1% vs England

Maths

Expected standard79%
+5% vs England
Higher standard35%
+9% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard81%
+8% vs England
Higher standard49%
+19% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard86%
+4% vs England

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

Primary results over time

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)70%61%
Higher standard14%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.