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Colleges and universities in and near Garforth

Leeds Thomas Danby is 6.3 miles from Garforth

No college sits inside the town; Leeds Thomas Danby is 6.3 miles away in Leeds.

Within 15 miles
15
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
6.3 mi
Leeds Thomas Danby
Full-time students
6%
Below England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
6.3 mi
Leeds Thomas Danby
Nearest university
6.9 mi
Leeds Beckett University
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Garforth

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Garforth

15 within 15 miles: 4 universities, 11 further education colleges.

Leeds Thomas DanbyFurther education college · 6.3 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Leeds College of BuildingFurther education college · 6.4 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Leeds Beckett UniversityUniversity · 6.9 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Joseph Priestley CollegeFurther education college · 7.1 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of LeedsUniversity · 7.1 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form CollegeFurther education college · 7.2 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Leeds College of TechnologyFurther education college · 7.3 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Leeds City CollegeFurther education college · 7.3 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Park Lane CollegeFurther education college · 7.3 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Wakefield CollegeFurther education college · 8.9 mi · Wakefield—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Leeds Trinity UniversityUniversity · 11.6 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Askham Bryan CollegeUniversity · 12.7 mi · Askham Bryan College—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

And 3 smaller schools with 0 students in all.

What it costs

What would you pay?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

Questions about college near Garforth

Is Garforth a university town?

No. 6 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are near Garforth?

Leeds Thomas Danby (6.3 mi); Leeds College of Building (6.4 mi); Leeds Beckett University (6.9 mi); Joseph Priestley College (7.1 mi); University of Leeds (7.1 mi); Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College (7.2 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Garforth?

Leeds Thomas Danby, 6.3 miles away in Leeds, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

What does university cost here?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

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Colleges and universities: Wikidata (CC0): each institution with a UKPRN, its point and its students count, and, for Scottish colleges and university campuses away from the seat, our list placed from postcodes (postcodes.io, OGL). To come: Discover Uni teaching locations and HESA student numbers (CC BY 4.0). Students: Census 2021 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Scotland’s Census 2022, full-time students among residents aged 16 and over (OGL). Straight-line distances from the centre of Garforth. Colleges are described, not graded; the University town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents aged 16 and over are full-time students. Fees: the UK and devolved governments, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.

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