Drighlington Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jun 12 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
134407
Address
Moorland Road, Drighlington, BD11 1JY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
430 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
52.3%
Girls
47.7%
First language not English
5.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.1%
Persistent absence
15.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.7%
Chinese 3%
Mixed 2.8%
Other White 2.1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.6
WritingBelow average-2
MathsWell below average-3.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 42%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 7%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Drighlington Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
68
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
15
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
5
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
24
12
12
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
24
11
13
Reception, Full-time
51
25
26
Year 1
48
27
21
Year 2
56
32
24
Year 3
57
27
30
Year 4
59
33
26
Year 5
47
25
22
Year 6
58
28
30
Year 2023-2024

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