St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Buckstone Crescent, Leeds, LS17 5ES
198 pupils · 94% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Free school meals
- 10.1%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 12 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 74% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 23% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 25 | 75 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 21 | 21 | 86 | 21 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 20 | 95 | 22 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 22 | 19 | 91 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 29 | 116 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 33 | 120 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Alwoodley Primary School 0.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Allerton CofE Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Brodetsky Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Primley Wood Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Adel Primary School 1.3 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.