Lowtown Primary School is a primary school located in Pudsey. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Kent Road, Pudsey

School Information

Address: Kent Road, Pudsey, LS28 9BB
Website: www.pudseylowtown.org.uk
Telephone: 01132567303
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leeds
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Clare Armitage
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107862

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 209
Number of Boys: 114
Number of Girls: 95

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.5 to 4
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.9
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 1.6 to 5.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lowtown Primary School
Kent Road , LS28 9BB 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Pudsey
Mount Pleasant Road , LS28 7AZ 		3out of 4 451 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Swinnow Primary School
Swinnow Road , LS13 4PG 		4out of 4 502 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School
Primrose Hill , Stanningley LS28 6AB 		4out of 4 1,113 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Greenside Primary School
Chapeltown , LS28 8NZ 		3out of 4 1,175 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crawshaw Academy
Robin Lane , LS28 9HU 		3out of 4 602 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Pudsey Grammar School
Mount Pleasant Road , LS28 7ND 		3out of 4 676 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Leeds West Academy
Intake Lane , LS13 1DQ 		3out of 4 2,077 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Priesthorpe Lane , Farsley LS28 5SG 		2out of 4 2,911 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Farnley Academy
Chapel Lane , Farnley LS12 5EU 		4out of 4 2,947 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
4 Town Street , Stanningley LS28 6HL 		3out of 4 1,484 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Fulneck School
Fulneck , Pudsey LS28 8DS 		- not rated 1,710 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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