This year, National Offer Day for primary school places in England is Thursday April 16. Parents will be notified by Leeds City Council about which schools their child has been accepted into.
While generally the odds are quite good, unfortunately, some children will miss out. Nationwide, about 92.6% got into their first choice of primary school for the 2025/26 school year.
Ahead of National Offer Day, we’ve taken a look at the Department of Education’s latest data on schools across the Leeds City Council area, comparing how many parents put each one down as their top pick, with how many first-choice offers were actually sent out.
Here were the city’s toughest primary schools to get into for the current school year:
13. Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Primary School
33 parents put this maintained primary school out in Collingham down as their top pick. Some 26 first choice offers were handed out – a success rate of over 78%. | Google
14. Morley Victoria Primary School
76 parents put this primary academy in Morley down as their top pick. Some 60 first choice offers were handed out – a success rate of almost 79%. | Simon Hulme
15. Kippax North Primary School
38 parents put this primary academy out in Kippax down as their top pick. Some 30 first choice offers were handed out – also a success rate of almost 79%. | Google
16. Colton Primary School
38 parents put this primary academy in Colton down as their top pick. Some 30 first choice offers were handed out – again a success rate of almost 79%. | Google
17. St Chad's Church of England Primary School
34 parents put this primary academy in the West Park area down as their top pick. Some 27 first choice offers were handed out – a success rate of over 79%. | Google