Bankside Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Requires improvement
Feb 4 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Leeds
Unique reference
107901
Address
Shepherds Lane, LS8 5AW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
698 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
54.0%
Girls
46.0%
First language not English
73.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
30.1%
Persistent absence
35.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
51.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Bangladeshi 26.4%
Pakistani 21.5%
Other White 17.6%
African 14.8%
Other 4.7%
Mixed 2.8%
Other Asian 2.7%
Gypsy/Roma 2.6%
Indian 1.9%
Other Black 1.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
White British 1%
Caribbean 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage-1.1
MathsBelow average-2.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 29%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bankside Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
55
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
55
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
28
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
12
7
5
Early Years 2, Full-time
2
2
0
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
19
8
11
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
22
8
14
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
31
22
9
Reception, Part-time
2
2
0
Reception, Full-time
77
43
34
Year 1
89
35
54
Year 2
88
52
36
Year 3
86
48
38
Year 4
88
53
35
Year 5
89
48
41
Year 6
90
47
43
Year 2024-2025

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