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Lowtown Primary School

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Community school in Pudsey, LS28 9BB, taking ages 5 to 11, 208 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted
0.913 mi Admitted from, 2024/25
99% Full
86.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the 2024/25 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Lowtown Primary School lived 0.913 miles away, according to Leeds. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 0.913 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2024/25. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Lowtown Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 0.913 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 208 pupils in 210 places (99% full)
Local authorityLeeds

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Meeting the expected standard 86.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 86.0%
2023/24 70.0%
2022/23 77.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Lowtown Primary School

Girls and boys45.7% girls, 54.3% boys
English as an additional language2.9% of pupils
Free school meals13.0% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Lowtown Primary School

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 0.913 miles the school admitted from in 2024/25, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is LS28 at £194,500. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
LS28 Leeds 0.7 mi £194,500 75 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

Weighing Lowtown Primary School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around LS28: ages, selection, and how full each one is →

Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Lowtown Primary School?

Lowtown Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2024/25 lived 0.913 miles away, per Leeds.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Lowtown Primary School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.913 miles was enough in 2024/25, and at 99% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Lowtown Primary School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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