Primary
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Buckstone Crescent, Alwoodley, Leeds, LS17 5ES
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 198 of 210 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- ST GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 15.5
- Pupils per adult
- 13.4
- Pupils
- 208
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 March 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
SATs results
74%
10 points above the Leeds average (64% across 215 schools)
110.0
4.5 above the Leeds average (105.5 across 215 schools)
59th of 215 by our score, among the primary schools in Leeds we can score - 227 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 110 |
| Average reading score | 110 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 74% |
| Working at a higher standard | 23% |
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 | 68% |
| 23/24 | 74% |
| 24/25 | 74% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 110.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 108.0 |
| 24/25 | 110.0 |
Buckstone Crescent, Alwoodley, Leeds, LS17 5ES
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
- Executive Headteacher
- Philip Bowker
- Address
- Buckstone Crescent, Alwoodley, Leeds, LS17 5ES
- Telephone
- 01132939901