Kirkstall Valley Primary SchoolBurley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Kirkstall Valley Primary School and Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are primary schools in Leeds.

  • Kirkstall Valley Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Kirkstall Valley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Kirkstall Valley Primary School was judged the expected standard and Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 79.0% for Kirkstall Valley Primary School and 67.0% for Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Kirkstall Valley Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kirkstall Valley Primary School versus Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LeedsKirkstall Valley Primary SchoolLeedsBurley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking118th of 212 in Leeds Stronger figure157th of 212 in Leeds
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll221 180
Capacity240 210
LocationLeeds, LS4 2QZ Leeds, LS4 2HY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard79.0% Stronger figure67.0% 62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 22.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census229 190
Free school meals (ever 6)44.4% 49.5%
English as an additional language48.9% 55.8%
SEN support18.3% 22.1%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 1.1%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% 5.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.1% 18.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Kirkstall Valley Primary School

Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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