Primary school in Otley, Leeds
Otley the Whartons Primary School
The Whartons, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 2BS
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 10 November 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Places
- 210
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Leeds 003C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 35%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 83%
- Households in social housing
- 8%
- Households with no car
- 10%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Julia Dickson
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward
- Otley & Yeadon
- Constituency
- Leeds North West
- URN
- 151512
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 50% | 0.8 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, OtleyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 67% | 0.8 mi |
| Otley All Saints CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 74% | 1.1 mi |
| Westgate Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 69% | 1.1 mi |
| Askwith Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2022 | 94% | 2.3 mi |
| Burley Oaks Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2022 | 80% | 2.4 mi |
| Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Outstanding 2024 | 79% | 2.5 mi |
| Ghyll Royd School and Pre-SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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