# St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley

St 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.

Primary school. Code E139355. [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 187
- Council: Leeds
- URN: 139355

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Westgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westgate-primary-school-e107879): 680 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/otley-prince-henrys-grammar-school-specialist-language-college-e137704): 740 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 52.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Otley All Saints CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/otley-all-saints-cofe-primary-school-e133555): 930 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ashfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashfield-primary-school-e149735): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Otley the Whartons Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/otley-the-whartons-primary-school-e151512): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139355)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139355)

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