Gildersome Primary School
Town Street, Leeds, LS27 7AB
352 pupils · 79% of 446 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Free school meals
- 16.8%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 10 February 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 | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“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 — 0.68 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 34 | 23 | 100 | 33 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 34 | 33 | 110 | 33 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 38 | 129 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 51 | 43 | 127 | 51 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 36 | 29 | 105 | 36 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 42 | 40 | 111 | 42 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 34 | 32 | 100 | 34 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 53 | 39 | 103 | 51 |
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
- Birchfield Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Asquith Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Morley Victoria Primary School 1.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Drighlington Primary School 2.1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Churwell Primary Academy 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2020 · previous system
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.