St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley

Primary school in Otley, Leeds. Good (Feb 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 27 February 2024, report published 2 May 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around February 2028

The last inspection was in February 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

0.4 milesWestgate Primary School
Primary, Otley, Leeds
School remains Good (Dec 2023)
0.6 milesOtley All Saints CofE Primary School
Primary, Otley, Leeds
School remains Good (Jun 2023)
0.7 milesAshfield Primary School
Primary, Otley, Leeds
Report card, Jul 2026: 7 expected
0.8 milesOtley the Whartons Primary School
Primary, Otley, Leeds
School remains Good (Nov 2022)
2.2 milesGuiseley Primary School
Primary, Leeds
School remains Good (Jun 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.