Scholes (Elmet) Primary is a ‘one and a half form entry’ school. This means we take up to 45 pupils each year. Classes are limited to a maximum of 30 children in Reception, Year 1 and 2 (like all schools), and classes in Years 3 to 6 are usually around this size, too.
Key information about the day-to-day running of Scholes (Elmet) Primary School can be found here – everything from the price of a school dinner to important dates in the school year. If there remains something that you still need to know, we’re always happy to answer any questions you may have – call in or contact us.
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Find out more about what makes us special
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Find out how your child can join Scholes (Elmet) Primary
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Read about our achievements and partners
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The government sets out expectations which complement our aims and ethos
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Stay up-to-date
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Information about school dinners, free school meals, packed lunches and other food in school
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Find us
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Find out the latest news, updates and reminders
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Read about the most recent Ofsted report for Scholes (Elmet) Primary
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How we organise our school day
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The results from end of Key Stage 2 national assessments
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Find out more about physical activity and how we invest PE and Sport Premium funding
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Some key policies and other points that might be of interest
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Funding that is used to support children who may be disadvantaged in some way
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Keeping children healthy and safe from harm
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Find out how school and the local authority can support your child
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Scholes (Elmet) Primary is part of a federation, but what is a federation?
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Find out more about the different teachers at Scholes (Elmet) Primary
This section is all about how you can join in and be part of our community.
Scholes (Elmet) Primary is very much an active community. Pupils, parents / carers and staff at school are all important 'stakeholders' and we want everyone to have their say, to express their ideas and to keep on making our learning community a great place to be.
If you're looking at a wider community level, Breeze is a great way to join in activities and events across Leeds.
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Check out the different events you can join in at Scholes (Elmet) Primary
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Encourage your child to join an after-school club or take up an instrument
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The ‘board of directors’ for our school
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How you can volunteer to help us
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Join in activities going on around Leeds
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Democracy in action!
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FOSP is a group of parents / carers, supported by staff, who fundraise and organise social events
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We want to hear any questions, comments and concerns you may have
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We work with Red Kite Teacher Training, an Ofsted outstanding provider of school-based teacher training in North and West Yorkshire
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Do you want to work in our happy and healthy place to learn?
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Do you need care for your child before or after school?
Every pupil at Scholes (Elmet) Primary School is an enthusiastic, positive and expressive learner – but it's not just our children! We are all learners: we can keep on learning new methods, new facts, new points of view.
This section is all about learning and how parents / carers can support or join in the learning process.
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Updates from your child’s class and the learning that’s taking place
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An overview of Nursery and Reception provision
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Your child's journey to school starts at home
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Support your child's Maths at home
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Support your child’s reading and writing at home
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Find out about this week’s home learning including spellings to learn
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Learn more about the PSHE curriculum and other things that support children's personal development
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Aims and structure of the National Curriculum for schools in England
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Top e-safety tips
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Learn more about our curriculum: its intent, implementation and expectations
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Learn more about how we teach the early stages of reading and writing.
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Learn more about Relationships and Sex Education at Scholes (Elmet) Primary
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Discover how we promote your child’s social, moral, spiritual and cultural development
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This page is for our children - advice to help you to stay safe and be a happy and healthy person.
High expectations and great enthusiasm for learning is reflected in our results. Department for Education Performance Tables provide detailed analysis of Scholes (Elmet)’s and other schools’ performance against a variety of measures.
Attainment: expected standard
74% of our pupils achieved the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths, combined. This is securely above the national figure of 62%.
The proportions reaching national expectations for each subject, and for Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, are:
Another measure used to analyse the assessment data is average scaled scores. ‘Scaled scores’ are the scores given to each pupil based on the test score, where 100 is the expected national standard (80 is the lowest possible, 120 is the highest).
Attainment: greater depth (higher level)
2% of our pupils achieved the greater depth standard in Reading, Writing and Maths, combined. The national figure was 8%.
Proportions reaching greater depth standard (scaled scores of over 110) in each subject are:
Attainment: expected standard
70% of our pupils achieved the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths, combined. This is securely above the national figure of 61%.
The proportions reaching national expectations for each subject, and for Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, are:
Another measure used to analyse the assessment data is average scaled scores. ‘Scaled scores’ are the scores given to each pupil based on the test score, where 100 is the expected national standard (80 is the lowest possible, 120 is the highest).
Attainment: greater depth (higher level)
Proportions reaching greater depth standard levels (scaled scores of over 110) are:
14% of our pupils achieved greater depth in Reading, Writing and Maths, combined. The national figure is 8%.
Attainment: expected standard
In 2023, 58% of our pupils achieved the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths, combined. This is broadly in-line with the national figure of 59%, but not as good as outcomes in 2019, before Covid (75%).
The proportions reaching national expectations for each subject, and for Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, are:
Another measure used to analyse the assessment data is average scaled scores. ‘Scaled scores’ are the scores given to each pupil based on the test score, where 100 is the expected national standard (80 is the lowest possible, 120 is the highest).
Attainment: greater depth (higher level)
Proportions reaching greater depth standard levels (scaled scores of over 110) are:
9% of our pupils achieved greater depth in Reading, Writing and Maths, combined. This is broadly in-line with the national figure of 8%.
Progress
The Department for Education measures progress from Key Stage 1 (KS1) to Key Stage 2 (KS2). Expected progress is zero, with anything above that being better than expected and negative numbers showing less than expected progress.
The government has not published Key Stage 2 data for the 2021-22 academic year. They have archived data from the 2018 to 2019 academic year because they recognise that the data from that year may no longer reflect current performance due to the disruptions in education caused by Covid.
Attainment: expected standard
62% of our pupils achieved the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths, combined – higher than the national figure of 59%.
Attainment: higher level
We continue to offer challenge to all children, including higher attaining pupils. Proportions reaching higher levels continue to be consistently higher than national figures. When we look at Reading, Writing and Maths combined, proportions are also significantly higher: 12% (national: 7%).
Progress
The Department for Education measures progress from Key Stage 1 (KS1) to Key Stage 2 (KS2). Expected progress is zero, with anything above that being better than expected and negative numbers showing less than expected progress. Progress for the 2022 cohort is likely to be affected by Covid but appears at least in line with national.
