Shire Oak VC Primary School in Leeds - ratings, address, contact etc

Shire Oak VC Primary School is a primary school located in Leeds. 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 23/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	Wood Lane, Leeds, LS6 2DT
Website:	www.shireoak.org
Telephone:	01132755890
School Type:	Voluntary controlled school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Leeds
Headteacher / Principal:	Ms Jane Astrid Devane
Religious character:	Church of England
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	131570

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	210
Number of Pupils:	208
Number of Boys:	119
Number of Girls:	89

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	2.8%	4%
Persistent absence:	3.7%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: 4.2 Confidence interval 1.9 to 6.6

Writing

Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.5

Maths

Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -0.1 to 4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	83%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	17%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	109
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	107
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shire Oak VC Primary School Wood Lane , Headingley LS6 2DT	3out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Spring Bank Primary School Spring Bank Primary School, Spring Road , Headingley LS6 1AD	2out of 4	615 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brudenell Primary School School View , LS6 1EN	3out of 4	1,027 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Weetwood Primary School Weetwood Lane , LS16 5NW	3out of 4	1,120 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Meanwood Church of England Primary School Green Road , Meanwood LS6 4LD	4out of 4	1,122 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leeds City Academy Bedford Field , Woodhouse Cliff LS6 2LG	3out of 4	1,235 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Tongue Lane , Meanwood LS6 4QE	3out of 4	2,246 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lawnswood School Ring Road , West Park LS16 5AG	3out of 4	2,256 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy Butcher Hill , LS16 5EA	3out of 4	2,855 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	2,049 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds City College Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	2,844 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Carr Manor Community School, Specialist Sports College Carr Manor Road , LS17 5DJ	3out of 4	2,212 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown Leopold Street , Chapeltown LS7 4AW	- not rated	3,172 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lighthouse Futures Trust Moorfield House , 11 Alma Road LS6 2AH	- not rated	230 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richmond House School , Leeds LS16 5LG	- not rated	1,461 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Beckett University City Campus , Calverley Street LS6 3QS	- not rated	1,604 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Leeds The University , LS2 9JT	- not rated	2,249 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Arts University Blenheim Walk , LS2 9AQ	- not rated	2,274 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.