St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley
Primary schoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley is a primary school in Leeds, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 187 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), February 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 27 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 67% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Leeds and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Westgate Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language CollegeSecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 52.3 (2025/26, provisional)740 m
- Otley All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- Ashfield Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Otley the Whartons Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 20221.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Leeds
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).