Farsley Springbank Primary SchoolLowtown Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Pudsey.

Summary of the comparison

Farsley Springbank Primary School and Lowtown Primary School are primary schools in Pudsey.

  • Farsley Springbank Primary School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Lowtown Primary School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Lowtown Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Farsley Springbank Primary School was judged Good and Lowtown Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for Farsley Springbank Primary School and 86.0% for Lowtown Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Farsley Springbank Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Lowtown Primary School (77.0% in 2022-23, 86.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Farsley Springbank Primary School versus Lowtown Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PudseyFarsley Springbank Primary SchoolPudseyLowtown Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB78/100B79/100Stronger figure
Local ranking19th of 214 in Leeds 16th of 214 in Leeds Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll419 208
Capacity420 210
LocationPudsey, LS28 5LE Pudsey, LS28 9BB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% 86.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard18.0% 21.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 112.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 111.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census419 208
Free school meals (ever 6)2.9% 15.4%
English as an additional language1.4% 2.4%
SEN support12.9% 13.9%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.3% Stronger figure3.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.9% Stronger figure6.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Farsley Springbank Primary School

Lowtown Primary School

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