St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Leeds council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Leeds's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 30 families put this school as their first choice, and 29 places were offered. 25 of the families who put it first got a place (83%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Dawn Til Dusk OOSC. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 17 April 2024. Overall: Outstanding

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Early years

Outstanding

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

5–11

Pupils

210 (capacity 210)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of Leeds (rc)

Academy trust

THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01132584593

Address

Broadgate Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5AB

Website

stmaryshorsforth.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports