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Schools in Leeds · DfE, Ofsted

Leeds’s state schools trail 57% of towns in England on results

In reading, writing and maths together, 58% of Leeds’s eleven-year-olds met the expected standard, below both West Yorkshire’s towns (64%) and towns in England (62%). 176 state-funded schools are located in Leeds’s built-up area. Leeds grades C+ for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #68 of 91 in West Yorkshire. Ofsted is shown, not graded.

58%meet the KS2 standard 46.9Attainment 8 #68of 91 in West Yorkshire

State schools

176

139 primary, 28 secondary

Reading, writing & maths

58%

meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25

England’s schools: 62%

Attainment 8

46.9

GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47.3

Grade 5+ English & maths

47%

a strong pass in both · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47%

Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about Leeds’s schools

12 of 28secondaries beat England’s average GCSE score; 63 of 135 primaries beat its KS2 average 58 of 164mainstream schools have as many pupils as places, or more 85%meet the KS2 standard at Corpus Christi, with 36% on free school meals

Strong secondaries, weaker primaries

Leeds’s secondary results beat 57% of English towns; its primary results beat 31%. 58% of the city’s 11-year-olds meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England and 62% across Leeds. The spread between primaries is wide: 85% at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, 26% at Temple Learning Academy. Every school’s result ↓

Popular schools are full

58 of 164 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as their official capacity, including Abbey Grange, Allerton Grange, Allerton High, Cardinal Heenan, Carr Manor Community, Cockburn, Leeds Jewish Free, Mount St Mary's, Roundhay, Temple Moor High, The Farnley and The Ruth Gorse among the secondaries. A full school gives places by its admissions rules, usually by distance after siblings. Getting a place ↓

Corpus Christi beats its intake

Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually get lower results. At Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, 36% of pupils are on free school meals and 85% meet the expected standard; a typical school in England with that intake reaches 59%. Results and intake ↓

Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.

School Grade

Leeds grades C+ for schools

Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.

Primary: reading, writing and maths at 11 (58% meet the standard)Better than 31% of towns in England

Secondary: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (46.9 and 47%)Better than 57% of towns in England

The secondary figure lifts Leeds; the primary figure holds it back.

Each of Leeds’s 135 primaries: % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2023–25)

Each of Leeds’s 28 secondaries: Attainment 8 (2025/26)

England’s average schoolLeeds’s average school

The primary figure: 139 primaries in the town, 19,663 pupils in results over three years. The secondary figure: 28 secondaries in the town, 5,707 pupils in results. Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.

Results and intake

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

Schools with more pupils on free school meals tend to get lower results. The dashed line is the typical school in England for each level of free school meals; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot above the band is doing better than schools like it.

Primaries: KS2 reading, writing and maths against free school meals

Secondaries: Attainment 8 against free school meals

The share of pupils on free school meals runs from 3% at West End Primary School to 76% at Co-op Academy Woodlands. Against schools with the same intake, Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School does best: 85% with 36% on free school meals, where a typical school would reach 59%. 68 of 134 primaries and 18 of 28 secondaries are above the line.

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School	Free school meals	Result	Typical for that intake	Difference
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	36%	85%	59%	+26
St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	59%	78%	52%	+26
Armley Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	59%	78%	52%	+26
Lift CottingleyKS2 %	54%	77%	53%	+24
Windmill Primary SchoolKS2 %	45%	79%	56%	+23
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	36%	80%	59%	+21
Blenheim Primary SchoolKS2 %	39%	79%	58%	+21
Horsforth Featherbank Primary SchoolKS2 %	16%	85%	64%	+21
Beecroft Primary SchoolKS2 %	19%	84%	63%	+21
Roundhay SchoolKS2 %	19%	84%	63%	+21
White Laith Primary SchoolKS2 %	27%	81%	61%	+20
St Philip's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	14%	84%	65%	+19
Wigton Moor Primary SchoolKS2 %	10%	85%	66%	+19
Meanwood Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	9%	85%	66%	+19
Trinity Academy LeedsAttainment 8	60%	55	37	+19
West End Primary SchoolKS2 %	3%	85%	68%	+17
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	6%	83%	67%	+16
Moortown Primary SchoolKS2 %	6%	83%	67%	+16
Shire Oak VC Primary SchoolKS2 %	12%	79%	65%	+14
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	71%	57%	+14
Mount St Mary's Catholic High SchoolAttainment 8	48%	55	41	+14
St Patrick Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	70%	57%	+13
The Ruth Gorse AcademyAttainment 8	54%	51	39	+12
Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	11%	78%	66%	+12
Low Road Primary SchoolKS2 %	25%	74%	62%	+12
Clapgate Primary SchoolKS2 %	33%	71%	60%	+11
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	18%	75%	64%	+11
Alwoodley Primary SchoolKS2 %	21%	74%	63%	+11
Cookridge Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	10%	77%	66%	+11
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, BeestonKS2 %	21%	74%	63%	+11
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	35%	70%	59%	+11
Brodetsky Primary SchoolKS2 %	10%	77%	66%	+11
Manor Wood Primary SchoolKS2 %	8%	77%	66%	+11
St Theresa's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	15%	75%	64%	+11
Adel Primary SchoolKS2 %	8%	77%	66%	+11
Allerton High SchoolAttainment 8	23%	60	50	+10
Beechwood Primary SchoolKS2 %	39%	68%	58%	+10
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, HunsletKS2 %	31%	70%	60%	+10
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	45%	66%	56%	+10
Cookridge Primary SchoolKS2 %	19%	73%	63%	+10
St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	15%	73%	64%	+9
Talbot Primary SchoolKS2 %	7%	75%	67%	+8
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary SchoolKS2 %	3%	76%	68%	+8
Horsforth SchoolAttainment 8	15%	60	52	+8
Westwood Primary SchoolKS2 %	51%	62%	54%	+8
Cockburn John Charles AcademyAttainment 8	56%	46	38	+8
Abbey Grange Church of England AcademyAttainment 8	24%	57	50	+8
Cockburn SchoolAttainment 8	40%	51	44	+7
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	39%	65%	58%	+7
Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	10%	73%	66%	+7
Primley Wood Primary SchoolKS2 %	23%	69%	62%	+7
Iveson Primary SchoolKS2 %	40%	64%	58%	+6
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	10%	72%	66%	+6
Bramley Park AcademyKS2 %	49%	61%	55%	+6
Stanningley Primary SchoolKS2 %	30%	66%	60%	+6
Raynville AcademyKS2 %	36%	64%	59%	+5
Alder Tree Primary AcademyKS2 %	46%	61%	56%	+5
Roundhay SchoolAttainment 8	19%	56	51	+5
Valley View Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	18%	69%	64%	+5
Cross Gates Primary SchoolKS2 %	39%	63%	58%	+5
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High SchoolAttainment 8	21%	56	51	+5
Highfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	5%	72%	67%	+5
Dixons Trinity ChapeltownAttainment 8	48%	46	41	+5
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, HorsforthKS2 %	6%	71%	67%	+4
St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	17%	68%	64%	+4
Manston PrimaryKS2 %	27%	65%	61%	+4
Carr Manor Community SchoolKS2 %	26%	65%	61%	+4
Quarry Mount Primary SchoolKS2 %	48%	59%	55%	+4
Westbrook Lane Primary SchoolKS2 %	4%	71%	68%	+3
Leeds Jewish Free SchoolAttainment 8	29%	51	48	+3
Broadgate Primary SchoolKS2 %	23%	65%	62%	+3
Carr Manor Community SchoolAttainment 8	26%	51	49	+3
Kirkstall Valley Primary SchoolKS2 %	43%	59%	57%	+2
Chapel Allerton Primary SchoolKS2 %	14%	67%	65%	+2
Gledhow Primary SchoolKS2 %	10%	68%	66%	+2
Kerr Mackie Primary SchoolKS2 %	13%	67%	65%	+2
Allerton Grange SchoolAttainment 8	24%	51	49	+2
Ireland Wood Primary SchoolKS2 %	33%	61%	59%	+2
St Nicholas Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	22%	64%	62%	+2
Co-op Academy WoodlandsKS2 %	76%	49%	47%	+2
The Farnley AcademyAttainment 8	35%	47	45	+1
Weetwood Primary SchoolKS2 %	4%	69%	68%	+1
Cockburn Laurence Calvert AcademyAttainment 8	48%	42	41	+1
Dixons Unity AcademyAttainment 8	52%	40	40	+1
Victoria Primary AcademyKS2 %	54%	54%	53%	+1
Leeds City AcademyAttainment 8	63%	36	36	+0
Co-op Academy OakwoodKS2 %	52%	54%	54%	−0
Fieldhead Carr Primary SchoolKS2 %	34%	59%	59%	−0
Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary SchoolKS2 %	33%	59%	59%	−0
Lawnswood SchoolAttainment 8	49%	40	41	−0
Rosebank Primary SchoolKS2 %	43%	56%	57%	−1
Bishop Young Church of England AcademyAttainment 8	57%	37	38	−1
Seacroft Grange Primary SchoolKS2 %	53%	53%	54%	−1
Ralph Thoresby SchoolAttainment 8	37%	44	45	−1
Whinmoor St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	20%	61%	63%	−2
All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	50%	52%	55%	−3
Colton Primary SchoolKS2 %	6%	64%	67%	−3
Greenhill Primary SchoolKS2 %	45%	53%	56%	−3
Leeds West AcademyAttainment 8	42%	40	43	−3
Lower Wortley Primary SchoolKS2 %	16%	61%	64%	−3
Meadowfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	50%	51%	55%	−4
St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	11%	62%	66%	−4
Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolKS2 %	50%	51%	55%	−4
Hillcrest AcademyKS2 %	35%	55%	59%	−4
Beeston Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	56%	60%	−4
Co-op Academy BrownhillKS2 %	55%	49%	53%	−4
Temple Moor High SchoolAttainment 8	27%	44	48	−4
Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	55%	49%	53%	−4
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	39%	53%	58%	−5
Hunslet Carr Primary SchoolKS2 %	52%	49%	54%	−5
Castleton Primary SchoolKS2 %	51%	49%	54%	−5
Leeds East AcademyAttainment 8	60%	31	37	−6
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyAttainment 8	43%	37	43	−6
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolKS2 %	11%	60%	66%	−6
Grimes Dyke Primary SchoolKS2 %	53%	48%	54%	−6
Swarcliffe Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	51%	57%	−6
Hollybush PrimaryKS2 %	40%	51%	57%	−6
John Smeaton AcademyAttainment 8	41%	37	43	−7
Lawns Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	28%	54%	61%	−7
Allerton CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	24%	55%	62%	−7
Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	50%	57%	−7
Whitecote Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	50%	57%	−7
Harehills Primary SchoolKS2 %	46%	48%	56%	−8
Temple Learning AcademyAttainment 8	55%	31	39	−8
Co-op Academy LeedsAttainment 8	63%	28	36	−8
Sharp Lane Primary SchoolKS2 %	26%	53%	61%	−8
St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolKS2 %	40%	49%	57%	−8
Park View Primary AcademyKS2 %	37%	50%	58%	−8
Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	51%	60%	−9
Whitkirk Primary SchoolKS2 %	12%	56%	65%	−9
Wykebeck Primary SchoolKS2 %	57%	43%	53%	−10
Ebor Gardens Primary AcademyKS2 %	42%	47%	57%	−10
Greenmount Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	47%	57%	−10
Swinnow Primary SchoolKS2 %	39%	47%	58%	−11
Ryecroft AcademyKS2 %	41%	45%	57%	−12
Hawksworth Wood Primary SchoolKS2 %	40%	45%	57%	−12
Shakespeare Primary SchoolKS2 %	42%	44%	57%	−13
Co-op Academy NightingaleKS2 %	59%	39%	52%	−13
Five Lanes Primary SchoolKS2 %	20%	50%	63%	−13
Summerfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	40%	44%	58%	−14
Moor Allerton Hall Primary SchoolKS2 %	22%	49%	63%	−14
Grange Farm Primary SchoolKS2 %	53%	40%	54%	−14
Middleton Primary SchoolKS2 %	48%	41%	55%	−14
Park Spring Primary SchoolKS2 %	32%	45%	60%	−15
Brudenell Primary SchoolKS2 %	36%	43%	59%	−16
Whingate Primary SchoolKS2 %	39%	42%	58%	−16
Hunslet Moor Primary SchoolKS2 %	44%	40%	56%	−16
Manston St James Primary AcademyKS2 %	16%	47%	64%	−17
Lane End Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	40%	57%	−17
Hugh Gaitskell Primary SchoolKS2 %	33%	41%	59%	−18
Bracken Edge Primary SchoolKS2 %	33%	40%	59%	−19
New Bewerley Community SchoolKS2 %	50%	35%	55%	−20
Austhorpe Primary SchoolKS2 %	7%	47%	67%	−20
Templenewsam Halton Primary SchoolKS2 %	20%	43%	63%	−20
Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	35%	38%	59%	−21
Hovingham Primary SchoolKS2 %	48%	33%	55%	−22
Parklands Primary SchoolKS2 %	38%	35%	58%	−23
St Marys Church of England Primary AcademyKS2 %	40%	34%	58%	−24
Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	33%	57%	−24
Richmond Hill AcademyKS2 %	49%	30%	55%	−25
Temple Learning AcademyKS2 %	55%	26%	53%	−27
Bankside Primary SchoolKS2 %	43%	27%	57%	−30

Free school meals: pupils eligible now, DfE January 2026 census. The typical-school line is a straight-line fit across every graded school in England. It describes; it doesn’t grade: the School Grade uses results alone.

Getting a place

How school places work in Leeds

Leeds Council handles applications for every state school in Leeds, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.

Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.

Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.

Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.

When a school is full

Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 47 of Leeds’s 164 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.

Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work

How full each school is

Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%; 58 schools are at or over it.

Abbey Grange137%

Allerton Grange127%

St Augustine's incl. nursery124%

Cross Gates incl. nursery123%

The Farnley123%

St Peter's incl. nursery120%

Shakespeare incl. nursery116%

St Chad's incl. nursery116%

Weetwood incl. nursery115%

Greenmount incl. nursery115%

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Holy Family incl. nursery115%

Roundhay St John's incl. nursery115%

White Laith incl. nursery115%

West End incl. nursery114%

Cockburn112%

Allerton High112%

Beecroft incl. nursery112%

Lawns Park incl. nursery111%

Alwoodley incl. nursery110%

Swinnow incl. nursery110%

Harehills incl. nursery110%

Beeston Hill St Luke's incl. nursery110%

Hillcrest incl. nursery109%

Colton incl. nursery109%

Hawksworth Wood108%

Templenewsam Halton incl. nursery108%

Chapel Allerton incl. nursery108%

Five Lanes incl. nursery107%

Armley Park incl. nursery107%

Lower Wortley incl. nursery105%

Co-op Academy Oakwood incl. nursery105%

Leeds Jewish Free105%

Mount St Mary's105%

Co-op Academy Brownhill incl. nursery103%

Richmond Hill incl. nursery103%

Whitecote incl. nursery103%

Roundhay102%

Carr Manor Community incl. nursery102%

Talbot incl. nursery102%

Brodetsky incl. nursery102%

Cardinal Heenan102%

Gledhow incl. nursery102%

Corpus Christi102%

Austhorpe101%

Whitkirk incl. nursery101%

Adel incl. nursery101%

Blenheim incl. nursery101%

Our Lady of Good Counsel incl. nursery101%

Westbrook Lane101%

Temple Moor High101%

Horsforth Featherbank100%

The Ruth Gorse100%

Broadgate incl. nursery100%

All Saint's Richmond Hill incl. nursery100%

Immaculate Heart of Mary100%

St Anthony's100%

St Mary's100%

St Theresa's incl. nursery100%

Highfield100%

Cookridge100%

Shire Oak VC100%

St Nicholas99%

Leeds East99%

Beechwood incl. nursery99%

Allerton incl. nursery99%

Horsforth Newlaithes99%

Wigton Moor99%

Victoria incl. nursery99%

Manor Wood99%

Holy Rosary and St Anne's incl. nursery99%

Manston99%

Moortown99%

Trinity Academy Leeds99%

Horsforth98%

St Patrick98%

Dixons Trinity Chapeltown98%

Cockburn Laurence Calvert97%

Cockburn John Charles97%

Parklands97%

Meanwood97%

Ryecroft97%

Holy Name incl. nursery97%

St Urban's97%

Co-op Academy Woodlands incl. nursery97%

Fieldhead Carr incl. nursery97%

Adel St John the Baptist96%

Lane End incl. nursery96%

St Joseph's96%

Leeds City96%

Kirkstall St Stephen's96%

St Margaret's95%

Leeds West95%

Meadowfield incl. nursery95%

Ralph Thoresby95%

Swarcliffe incl. nursery95%

Raynville incl. nursery95%

St Paul's94%

Kerr Mackie incl. nursery94%

Westwood incl. nursery94%

Co-op Academy Nightingale94%

Elements94%

Grange Farm incl. nursery94%

Windmill94%

Beeston incl. nursery93%

Whingate incl. nursery93%

Seacroft Grange93%

Co-op Academy Leeds93%

Castleton incl. nursery93%

Wykebeck incl. nursery92%

Kirkstall Valley incl. nursery92%

Ireland Wood92%

Summerfield incl. nursery92%

Christ Church Upper Armley incl. nursery91%

Bankside incl. nursery91%

Cookridge Holy Trinity91%

Dixons Unity91%

Ebor Gardens incl. nursery91%

Iveson incl. nursery90%

St Francis of Assisi incl. nursery90%

Temple Learning90%

New Bewerley Community90%

Hunslet Moor incl. nursery90%

St Matthew's90%

Valley View incl. nursery89%

St Bartholomew's incl. nursery89%

Spring Bank89%

Whinmoor St Paul's incl. nursery89%

Clapgate incl. nursery89%

Hugh Gaitskell incl. nursery88%

Rosebank incl. nursery88%

Hovingham incl. nursery88%

Park View incl. nursery87%

St Philip's incl. nursery87%

Bishop Young86%

Burley St Matthias86%

Cockburn Ingram Road incl. nursery86%

Greenhill incl. nursery85%

Sacred Heart85%

Corpus Christi85%

Middleton incl. nursery85%

Hunslet Carr incl. nursery85%

Middleton St Mary's incl. nursery84%

Bramley St Peter's incl. nursery83%

Primley Wood incl. nursery82%

Stanningley incl. nursery81%

Sharp Lane incl. nursery81%

Moor Allerton Hall80%

Quarry Mount80%

Christ The King79%

Lawnswood78%

Low Road incl. nursery76%

John Smeaton75%

Park Spring incl. nursery75%

Grimes Dyke incl. nursery72%

Manston St James72%

Brudenell incl. nursery71%

Bramley Park incl. nursery69%

Little London incl. nursery68%

Alder Tree incl. nursery66%

Hollybush incl. nursery66%

Bracken Edge incl. nursery64%

St Marys63%

Lift Cottingley incl. nursery58%

DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.

The schools

176 state schools in Leeds

Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.

Letters of Leeds’s schoolsA 48B 33C 45D 3713 without a letter

Primary schools136 · best KS2 results first

Wigton Moor Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

A⁺

85% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

416 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Beecroft Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁺

84% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

344 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

West End Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁺

85% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

274 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁺

85% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

259 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Philip's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁺

84% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

227 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Meanwood Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

A⁺

85% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

213 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Horsforth Featherbank Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

A⁺

85% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

211 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 5–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁺

83% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

375 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Moortown Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

A⁺

83% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

207 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

White Laith Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

81% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

241 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 5–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

80% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

166 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Blenheim Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

79% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

464 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2022

Windmill Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

79% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

394 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Shire Oak VC Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled · Church of England

79% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

209 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

78% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

252 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Armley Park Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

78% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

224 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

78% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

202 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Manor Wood Primary School

Primary · ages 0–11 · Academy

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

490 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Cookridge Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

381 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Lift Cottingley

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

242 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Adel Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

239 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Brodetsky Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided · Jewish

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

214 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

76% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

416 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Theresa's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁻

75% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

481 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

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Talbot Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁻

75% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

479 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁻

75% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

204 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Alwoodley Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

74% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

464 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁻

74% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

210 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Low Road Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

74% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

183 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Cookridge Primary School

Primary · ages 5–11 · Foundation

A⁻

73% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

314 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

A⁻

73% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

241 pupils

St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 5–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁻

73% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

204 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Highfield Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

419 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 5–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

198 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Clapgate Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

442 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

241 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Westbrook Lane Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

212 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth

Primary · ages 5–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

210 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Little London Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

B⁺

431 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2022

Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

212 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Patrick Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided · Catholic

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

208 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

202 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Valley View Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

429 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Primley Wood Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Free school

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

245 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Weetwood Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

242 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Gledhow Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

663 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Beechwood Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

455 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy · Church of England

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

376 pupilsOfsted: Good 2020

Chapel Allerton Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

67% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

452 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Kerr Mackie Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

67% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

448 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

435 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Stanningley Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

212 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Broadgate Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

421 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

216 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Manston Primary

Primary · ages 5–11 · Community

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

207 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Spring Bank Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

187 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2021

Raynville Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

397 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Iveson Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

379 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

St Nicholas Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

313 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Colton Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

228 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Cross Gates Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Foundation

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

259 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Westwood Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

288 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Chad's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

244 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Ireland Wood Primary School

Primary · ages 5–11 · Foundation

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

386 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Bramley Park Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

334 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Lower Wortley Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

331 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Alder Tree Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

279 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Whinmoor St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

210 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled · Church of England

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

401 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Fieldhead Carr Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

406 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Kirkstall Valley Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

221 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

201 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Quarry Mount Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Foundation

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

168 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Beeston Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

660 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Whitkirk Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

426 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Rosebank Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Foundation

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

345 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Allerton CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary controlled · Church of England

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

624 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Hillcrest Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

465 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Co-op Academy Oakwood

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

441 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Elements Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Free school

395 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Victoria Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

363 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Lawns Park Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

233 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Sharp Lane Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

570 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Greenhill Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

353 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Seacroft Grange Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Foundation

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

195 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

179 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

260 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Meadowfield Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

495 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

461 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Hollybush Primary

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

337 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Swarcliffe Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

299 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled · Church of England

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

180 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Five Lanes Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

50% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

450 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Whitecote Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

C⁻

50% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

429 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary controlled · Church of England

C⁻

50% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

419 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Park View Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

50% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

228 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Moor Allerton Hall Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

505 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled · Church of England

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

497 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Castleton Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

469 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Co-op Academy Brownhill

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

434 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Co-op Academy Woodlands

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

406 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Hunslet Carr Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

355 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

207 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Harehills Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

48% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

692 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Grimes Dyke Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

48% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

227 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Greenmount Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

47% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

483 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Ebor Gardens Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

47% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

428 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Manston St James Primary Academy

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy · Church of England

47% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

323 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Swinnow Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

47% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

231 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2024

Austhorpe Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

47% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

213 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Park Spring Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

45% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

355 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Ryecroft Academy

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

45% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

350 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Hawksworth Wood Primary School

Primary · ages 5–11 · Community

45% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

341 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Shakespeare Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

44% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

732 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Summerfield Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

44% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

193 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Templenewsam Halton Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

43% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

454 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Wykebeck Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

43% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

388 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Brudenell Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

43% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

235 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Whingate Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

42% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

464 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Hugh Gaitskell Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

41% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

555 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Hunslet Moor Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

40% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

426 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Grange Farm Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

40% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

422 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Lane End Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

40% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

404 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Middleton Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

41% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

383 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Bracken Edge Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

40% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

362 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Co-op Academy Nightingale

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

39% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

395 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

D⁻

38% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

371 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Cobden Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

D⁻

37% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Inspected 2025

Parklands Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

D⁻

35% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

360 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

New Bewerley Community School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

D⁻

35% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

350 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

St Marys Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · ages 5–11 · Academy · Church of England

D⁻

34% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

199 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Hovingham Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

D⁻

33% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

669 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2024

Richmond Hill Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

D⁻

30% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

651 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

D⁻

33% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

192 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Bankside Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Foundation

D⁻

27% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

676 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Cockburn Ingram Road Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

No letter

300 pupilsOfsted: Inadequate 2024

All-through schools4 · primary and secondary in one

Roundhay School

All-through · ages 4–18 · Community

56.4 Attainment 8 · 65% grade 5+ E&M

2,554 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Carr Manor Community School

All-through · ages 2–19 · Foundation

A⁻

51.1 Attainment 8 · 58% grade 5+ E&M

1,541 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Dixons Trinity Chapeltown

All-through · ages 4–16 · Free school

C⁺

45.8 Attainment 8 · 39% grade 5+ E&M

960 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2021

Temple Learning Academy

All-through · ages 4–16 · Free school

D⁻

30.7 Attainment 8 · 19% grade 5+ E&M

918 pupilsOfsted: report card 2025

Secondary schools25 · best GCSE results first

Allerton High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Community

60.2 Attainment 8 · 76% grade 5+ E&M

1,764 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Horsforth School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

60.1 Attainment 8 · 75% grade 5+ E&M

1,837 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Abbey Grange Church of England Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Church of England

57.1 Attainment 8 · 70% grade 5+ E&M

1,576 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

55.5 Attainment 8 · 72% grade 5+ E&M

916 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Trinity Academy Leeds

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Free school

55.4 Attainment 8 · 63% grade 5+ E&M

1,182 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Leeds Jewish Free School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Free school · Jewish

A⁻

50.6 Attainment 8 · 63% grade 5+ E&M

131 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Mount St Mary's Catholic High School

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁻

54.6 Attainment 8 · 50% grade 5+ E&M

943 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Cockburn School

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

A⁻

51.2 Attainment 8 · 56% grade 5+ E&M

1,248 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2022

Allerton Grange School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Community

B⁺

51.2 Attainment 8 · 56% grade 5+ E&M

1,782 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

The Ruth Gorse Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Free school

B⁺

51.4 Attainment 8 · 52% grade 5+ E&M

1,265 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

The Farnley Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

B⁻

46.7 Attainment 8 · 45% grade 5+ E&M

1,492 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Temple Moor High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

C⁺

44 Attainment 8 · 41% grade 5+ E&M

1,341 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Ralph Thoresby School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Foundation

C⁺

43.8 Attainment 8 · 38% grade 5+ E&M

987 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Cockburn John Charles Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

45.7 Attainment 8 · 33% grade 5+ E&M

1,169 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Leeds West Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

39.9 Attainment 8 · 40% grade 5+ E&M

1,432 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Free school

41.8 Attainment 8 · 36% grade 5+ E&M

1,023 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Lawnswood School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Community

C⁻

40.3 Attainment 8 · 33% grade 5+ E&M

1,307 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Dixons Unity Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

C⁻

40.3 Attainment 8 · 30% grade 5+ E&M

907 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy · Roman Catholic

37.3 Attainment 8 · 31% grade 5+ E&M

784 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2024

Bishop Young Church of England Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy · Church of England

37.4 Attainment 8 · 29% grade 5+ E&M

777 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

John Smeaton Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

36.9 Attainment 8 · 28% grade 5+ E&M

677 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Leeds City Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

36.3 Attainment 8 · 26% grade 5+ E&M

1,009 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Leeds East Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

D⁻

31.4 Attainment 8 · 21% grade 5+ E&M

967 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Co-op Academy Leeds

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

D⁻

27.9 Attainment 8 · 17% grade 5+ E&M

974 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Show all 25 secondary schools

University Technical College Leeds

Secondary · ages 14–19 · University technical college

No letter

49.7 Attainment 8 · 55% grade 5+ E&M

546 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Special schools, nurseries and colleges11 · no letter: their results don’t compare

West Oaks School

Special school · ages 2–19 · Community

No letter

503 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

John Jamieson School

Special school · ages 2–19 · Community

No letter

1.5 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

460 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Springwell Leeds Academy

Special school · ages 5–16 · Academy

No letter

3.7 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

356 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre

Special school · ages 2–19 · Community

No letter

1.6 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

310 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Broomfield South SILC

Special school · ages 2–19 · Community

No letter

1.4 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

289 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Co-op Academy Brierley

Special school · ages 4–16 · Free school

No letter

248 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Leeds Mathematics School

Sixth form / 16–19 · ages 16–19 · Free school

No letter

208 pupils

Lighthouse School Leeds

Special school · ages 11–19 · Free school

No letter

3.2 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

102 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Penny Field School

Special school · ages 2–19 · Academy

No letter

71 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

The Elland Academy

Alternative provision · ages 3–19 · Free school

No letter

0 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

The Stephen Longfellow Academy

Alternative provision · ages 5–16 · Free school

No letter

0 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.

Ofsted

Ofsted report cards

Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.

Outstanding 18Good 48Report card 22Requires improvement 5Inadequate 1Ungraded inspection only 80No published grade 2

Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 22 of Leeds’s 176 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.

School	Safeguarding	Achievement	Curriculum and teaching	Inclusion	Attendance and behaviour	Personal development and well-being	Leadership and governance	Early years	Sixth form
West Oaks SchoolJune 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard
Park Spring Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Needs attention	Needs attention	—
Parklands Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Cockburn John Charles AcademyJune 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—	—
Hunslet Carr Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
John Jamieson SchoolJune 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard
Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Co-op Academy BrierleyMay 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—
Hillcrest AcademyMay 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Abbey Grange Church of England AcademyMay 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—	Expected standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolApril 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Wykebeck Primary SchoolMarch 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	—
Hugh Gaitskell Primary SchoolMarch 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Needs attention	Needs attention	—
Westbrook Lane Primary SchoolMarch 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Kirkstall Valley Primary SchoolMarch 2026	Met	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyMarch 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—
Adel Primary SchoolFebruary 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Urgent improvement	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	—
Hollybush PrimaryJanuary 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	—
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyJanuary 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	—
New Bewerley Community SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Temple Learning AcademyNovember 2025	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	—

Who runs them

28 academy trusts and the council

Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.

Run by	Schools	Pupils	Their letters
Gorse Academies TrustThe Farnley, The Ruth Gorse, John Smeaton, Richmond Hill, Hillcrest, Little London, Ryecroft, Leeds Mathematics, The Stephen Longfellow	9	5,539	B⁻B⁺DD⁻CB⁺D
St Gregory the Great Catholic Academy TrustCorpus Christi, St Augustine's, Immaculate Heart of Mary, St Francis of Assisi, Holy Rosary and St Anne's, St Urban's, St Paul's, Sacred Heart, Christ The King	9	2,764	DBA⁺BC⁻A⁻A⁻C⁻A
Red Kite Learning TrustTemple Moor High, Temple Learning, Meadowfield, Templenewsam Halton, Whitkirk, Colton, Austhorpe	7	4,075	C⁺D⁻C⁻DCB⁻D
Co-Operative Academies TrustCo-op Academy Leeds, Co-op Academy Oakwood, Co-op Academy Brownhill, Co-op Academy Woodlands, Co-op Academy Nightingale, Co-op Academy Brierley	6	2,898	D⁻CC⁻C⁻D
Wellspring Academy TrustEbor Gardens, Elements, Victoria, Springwell Leeds, Bramley Park, Penny Field	6	1,947	DCCB⁻
Cockburn Multi Academy TrustCockburn, Cockburn John Charles, Cockburn Laurence Calvert, Middleton, Cockburn Ingram Road	5	4,123	A⁻CCD
Abbey Multi Academy TrustAbbey Grange, Bishop Young, Manston St James, St Chad's, Christ Church Upper Armley	5	3,112	ADDB⁻D⁻
Leeds East Primary PartnershipBeechwood, Grange Farm, Cross Gates, White Laith, Seacroft Grange	5	1,572	B⁺DB⁻AC⁻
Owlcotes Multi Academy TrustHovingham, Manor Wood, Armley Park, Spring Bank, Cobden	5	1,570	D⁻AABD⁻
White Rose Academies TrustLeeds West, Leeds City, Leeds East, Alder Tree	4	3,687	CDD⁻B⁻
Leeds North West Education Partnership FoundationRalph Thoresby, Ireland Wood, Iveson, Cookridge	4	2,066	C⁺B⁻B⁻A⁻
Lantern Learning Trust (Inner North West Leeds)Blenheim, Rosebank, Brudenell, Quarry Mount	4	1,212	ACDC⁺
Learning Trust (South Leeds)Hugh Gaitskell, Clapgate, Westwood	3	1,285	DA⁻B⁻
Leeds Diocesan Learning TrustSt Matthew's, St Peter's, Roundhay St John's	3	869	B⁺AA⁻
Leeds Learning AllianceCarr Manor Community, Bankside	2	2,217	A⁻D⁻
Dixons Academies TrustDixons Trinity Chapeltown, Dixons Unity	2	1,867	C⁺C⁻
Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy TrustSt Mary's, Holy Name	2	414	A⁻A⁻
Delta Academies TrustPark View, The Elland	2	228	C⁻
Horsforth SchoolHorsforth	1	1,837	A
Trinity Multi Academy TrustTrinity Academy Leeds	1	1,182	A
Resilience Multi Academy TrustUniversity Technical College Leeds	1	546	—
Moorlands Learning TrustTalbot	1	479	A⁻
Great Heights Academy TrustRaynville	1	397	B⁻
Nishkam Schools Multi Academy TrustPrimley Wood	1	245	B⁺
Lift SchoolsLift Cottingley	1	242	A
Collaborative Learning TrustSt Marys	1	199	D⁻
Leeds Jewish Free SchoolLeeds Jewish Free	1	131	A⁻
Lighthouse Education TrustLighthouse School Leeds	1	102	—
Leeds CouncilRoundhay, Allerton Grange, Allerton High, Lawnswood, Mount St Mary's, Cardinal Heenan, Shakespeare, Harehills, Gledhow, Beeston, Allerton, Sharp Lane, Moor Allerton Hall, West Oaks, St Bartholomew's, Greenmount, St Theresa's, Castleton, Alwoodley, Whingate, Beeston Hill St Luke's, John Jamieson, Chapel Allerton, Five Lanes, Kerr Mackie, Valley View, Whitecote, Hunslet Moor, Broadgate, Highfield, Middleton St Mary's, Horsforth Newlaithes, Wigton Moor, Fieldhead Carr, Lane End, St Margaret's, Windmill, Wykebeck, Cookridge Holy Trinity, Bramley St Peter's, Bracken Edge, Parklands, Hunslet Carr, Park Spring, Greenhill, New Bewerley Community, Beecroft, Hawksworth Wood, Hollybush, Lower Wortley, St Nicholas, West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre, Swarcliffe, Broomfield South SILC, West End, All Saint's Richmond Hill, Corpus Christi, Weetwood, Holy Family, Adel, Lawns Park, Swinnow, Grimes Dyke, St Philip's, Kirkstall Valley, Brodetsky, Meanwood, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Stanningley, Westbrook Lane, Horsforth Featherbank, St Anthony's, Whinmoor St Paul's, Shire Oak VC, St Patrick, Manston, Moortown, Adel St John the Baptist, St Joseph's, Kirkstall St Stephen's, Summerfield, Low Road, Burley St Matthias	83	36,503	AB⁺AC⁻A⁻ADC⁻B⁺CCC⁻C⁻C⁻DA⁻C⁻A⁻DC⁻BC⁻BB⁺C⁻DBA⁻C⁻AA⁺C⁺DC⁺ADAD⁻DD⁻C⁻DC⁻D⁻A⁺DC⁻B⁻B⁻C⁻A⁺C⁻A⁺B⁺A⁻ACDC⁻A⁺C⁺AA⁺B⁺BA⁻A⁺A⁻B⁻AB⁺BA⁺AB⁺C⁺DA⁻C⁻

After 16

Where Leeds’s teenagers go at 16

In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.

11 of Leeds’s 28 state secondaries have sixth forms: Abbey Grange, Allerton Grange, Allerton High, Carr Manor Community, Horsforth, John Smeaton, Lawnswood, Ralph Thoresby, Roundhay, Temple Moor High and The Farnley. Leeds Mathematics School is a state 16–19 school in the city. Leeds College of Building, a further-education college, is in the city. Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College, a further-education college, is in the city. Luminate Education Group, a further-education college, is in the city.

Secondaries with a sixth form

11 of 28

state schools in Leeds

Colleges within 12 miles

nearest: Leeds College of Building

Grammar schools in Leeds

no selective state secondaries

College	Distance
Leeds College of BuildingFurther-education college · LS2 7QT	in Leeds
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form CollegeFurther-education college · LS2 9BL	in Leeds
Luminate Education GroupFurther-education college · LS3 1AA	in Leeds
Bradford CollegeFurther-education college · BD7 1AY	8.7 mi

Special needs

Special schools and alternative provision in Leeds

Leeds has 8 special schools (Broomfield South SILC, Co-op Academy Brierley, John Jamieson, Lighthouse School Leeds, Penny Field, Springwell Leeds, West Oaks and West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre: 2,339 pupils) and 2 alternative provision schools, for pupils who can’t attend mainstream school for a time. A special-school place isn’t applied for like a mainstream one: for a child with an education, health and care plan (EHCP), Leeds Council names the school in the plan, after asking the family’s preference. These schools have no letter, because their results don’t compare with mainstream schools’. Their cards ↑

Leeds Council’s SEND Local Offer lists support beyond these schools.

Towns its size

19th of 22 English towns and cities of 300,000 to 905,000

Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns and cities either side of Leeds, and the top and bottom of the group.

#	Town	Schools	KS2	Attainment 8	Grade 5+ E&M
1	Barnet London	A⁺	72%	57.6	65%
…
15	Leicester Leicestershire	B⁻	61%	46.3	45%
16	Bristol Bristol	B⁻	60%	47	46%
17	Manchester Greater Manchester	B⁻	58%	48	48%
18	Sheffield South Yorkshire	C⁺	58%	46.5	49%
19	Leeds West Yorkshire	C⁺	58%	46.9	47%
20	Coventry West Midlands	C⁺	59%	45	45%
21	Liverpool Merseyside	C	57%	43.2	39%
22	Bradford West Yorkshire	C	58%	41.6	39%

Neighbours

Leeds and the places around it

Coloured by School Grade.

ShadwellMorleyGildersomePudseyRothwellScholes (Leeds)BramhopeLeeds

Town	Schools	KS2	Att. 8
Leeds 176 schools	C⁺	58%	46.9
Shadwell 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 4.2 mi	A⁻	67%	51.2
Morley 10 schools · 4.8 mi	A⁻	67%	51.5
Gildersome 2 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 4.8 mi	B	63%	48.1
Pudsey 13 schools · 5 mi	B⁺	70%	44.9
Rothwell 8 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 5.1 mi	C⁺	58%	46.7
Scholes (Leeds) 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 5.2 mi	D	59%	34.5
Bramhope 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 5.5 mi	B	71%	43.8

Shadwell has the best-graded schools nearby (A−). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Leeds: 8% (England’s average school: 8%).
Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.

Questions about schools in Leeds

Are schools in Leeds good?

Leeds’s state schools earn a C+ against schools across England: primary results beat 31% of towns in England; secondary results beat 57% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Leeds council.

What is the best secondary school in Leeds?

On 2025/26 GCSE results, Allerton High School: Attainment 8 of 60.2 and 76% with grade 5+ in English and maths, against 47.3 at the average school in England. Results are one measure; distance decides most places.

What is the best primary school in Leeds?

On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School: 85% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.

Do Leeds secondary schools have sixth forms?

11 of 28 do.

How do I apply for a school place in Leeds?

Through Leeds Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).

How many schools in Leeds are full?

58 of 163 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as places, on DfE’s January 2026 census. A full school still admits by its rules, usually distance after siblings.

How many state schools are in Leeds?

176 open state-funded schools are located in Leeds’s built-up area: 139 primary, 28 secondary and 9 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Leeds’s state schools trail 57% of towns in England on results

What stands out about Leeds’s schools

Strong secondaries, weaker primaries

Popular schools are full

Corpus Christi beats its intake

Leeds grades C+ for schools

Where Leeds’s 176 state schools are

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

How school places work in Leeds

When a school is full

How full each school is

176 state schools in Leeds

Ofsted report cards

28 academy trusts and the council

Where Leeds’s teenagers go at 16

Special schools and alternative provision in Leeds

19th of 22 English towns and cities of 300,000 to 905,000

Leeds and the places around it

What this data can and can’t tell you

Questions about schools in Leeds