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
EthnicityPercentage
African1.2%
Other White2.5%
Chinese3%
Mixed3.2%
White British85.2%
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

AreaPercentage
School
53%
Local authority average
61%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
8%
Local authority average
9%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
105
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
104
Local authority average
105
England average
105
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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