St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston
Barkly Road, Beeston, Leeds, LS11 7JSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston is a primary school in Leeds for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 295 schools in Leeds. It ranks 46th of 177 primary schools in Leeds. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 22 November 2023, report published 5 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 22 November 2023
Pupils love coming to St Anthony's Catholic Primary School. They feel safe and happy here. Leaders and staff have high expectations of pupils' behaviour and attitudes. Staff build excellent relationships with pupils and their families from their earliest starting points in Reception. Staff are experts in showing pupils how to be polite and inclusive. Pupils rise to these high expectations. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. Pupils demonstrate high levels of respect for each other. They help one another in lessons. Pupils are very keen to learn. They demonstrate purposeful self-control and are highly focused in lessons. At social times, behaviour is superb. Pupils make sure that everyone is included in the many different activities that are on offer. Pupils take on a range of responsibilities in school. These include reading leaders, lunch monitors and school council members. Leadership roles allow pupils to make a highly positive contribution to the life of the school. For example, reading leaders carry satchels of books and share their love of reading with younger pupils at breaktime and lunchtime. Leaders have implemented a strong curriculum which is broad and ambitious. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learn well in this inclusive school. The school's exceptional curriculum provides pupils with a solid foundation on which they can continue to build their learning, both academically and personally, supporting them well as they prepare for adulthood. School leaders develop strong relationships with pupils and parents and the wider school community. Leaders work as 'ambassadors for learning' in order to raise the importance of education across the whole school community and improve the life chances of pupils who attend St Anthony's. Parents, pupils and staff are particularly positive about the school. They feel an integral part of a school family which sits at the heart of their local community.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
32 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
210 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Gaitskell Primary School | 0.2 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 43% met the expected standard |
| Park View Primary Academy | 0.4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 44% met the expected standard |
| Beeston Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 59% met the expected standard |
| Greenmount Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 50% met the expected standard |
| Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 33% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Miss Lisa Leonard
- Phone
- 01132776944
- Address
- Barkly Road, Beeston, Leeds, LS11 7JS
- Local authority
- Leeds
- URN
- 108021
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.