Main Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS17 8JF
10 reasons to choose Shadwell Primary School
Top line
Shadwell Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Leeds and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Shadwell Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a community school. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Leeds LEA.
Average class size
Shadwell Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Shadwell Primary School ranks in the top 8% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 22% of schools.
The Shadwell Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.
Sport at Shadwell Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Shadwell Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Shadwell Primary School
The Grammar School at Leeds Primary (2.7 miles); Gateways Prep School (4.6 miles); Moorlands School (5.4 miles).
Roundhay St John’s Church of England Primary School (1.9 miles); Wigton Moor Primary School (2.1 miles); St Theresa’s Catholic Primary School (2.7 miles).
The Grammar School at Leeds (2.7 miles); Gateways School (4.6 miles); Fulneck School (10.7 miles).
Roundhay School (3.2 miles); Allerton High School (3.6 miles); Abbey Grange Church of England Academy (6.3 miles).