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
405 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
53.6%
Girls
46.4%
First language not English
6.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.9%
Persistent absence
12.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.2%
Mixed 3.2%
Chinese 3%
Other White 2.5%
African 1.2%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
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-1.6
WritingBelow average-2
MathsWell below average-3.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Drighlington Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
50
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
50
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
50
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
4
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 classes26.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
4
0
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
5
3
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
10
6
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
17
9
8
Reception, Full-time
58
30
28
Year 1
51
25
26
Year 2
50
27
23
Year 3
54
31
23
Year 4
51
26
25
Year 5
57
31
26
Year 6
48
25
23
Year 2024-2025

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