Primary
St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa
Westwood Way, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6DX
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 197 of 199 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 12.2
- Pupils per adult
- 14.5
- Pupils
- 178
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected December 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
82%
14 points above the Wetherby average (68% across 10 schools)
109.0
2.4 above the Wetherby average (106.6 across 10 schools)
2nd of 10 by our score, among the primary schools in Wetherby we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 108 |
| Average reading score | 109 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 82% |
| Working at a higher standard | 27% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 95% |
| 23/24 | 84% |
| 24/25 | 82% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 111.0 |
| 23/24 | 108.0 |
| 24/25 | 109.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 112.0 |
| 23/24 | 108.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
Westwood Way, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6DX
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Leeds admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Anne Gilpin
- Address
- Westwood Way, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6DX
- Telephone
- 01937843946
Other primary schools nearby
- Primrose Lane Primary School4.7/10
- St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa6.6/10
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch4.5/10
- Bramham Primary School6.6/10
- St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School6.1/10
- Crossley Street Primary School8.9/10