St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley
Manor Square, Otley, LS21 3AP
187 pupils · 89% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Free school meals
- 10.7%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 27 February 2024, published 2 May 2024. 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 | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 31 | 102 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 17 | 17 | 95 | 17 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 23 | 103 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 24 | 23 | 109 | 24 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 17 | 115 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 26 | 25 | 94 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 26 | 82 | 29 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 30 | 75 | 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
- Westgate Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Otley All Saints CofE Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ashfield Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Otley the Whartons Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Guiseley Primary School 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School 3.6 km · Outstanding (2024) · 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.