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Schools across Leeds

Local authority · 308 schools across 13 towns

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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Leeds (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leeds (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in Leeds (308)

Showing 20 of 308 schools

Total Schools

308

221 primary · 41 secondary

Total Pupils

134,615

95% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

97

23 outstanding · 74 good

Capacity

142,328

7,713 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

74
207
Outstanding: 23
Good: 74
Requires Improvement: 4
Not inspected: 207

Best Schools in Leeds

View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

40.1

GCSE Eng+Maths

38.7%

School Capacity

Primary Schools

92% full
69,804 pupils75,740 capacity

5,936 spare places

Secondary Schools

99% full
50,089 pupils50,423 capacity

334 spare places

Pupil Absence

Avg Overall Absence

6.1%

2024/25

Avg Persistent Absence

15.8%

2024/25

Schools Reporting

266

2024/25

Absence trend across Leeds schools

4.5%
18/19
4.2%
20/21
6.8%
21/22
6.7%
22/23
6.5%
23/24
6.1%
24/25

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Average across all open schools in this LA.

EHCP Timeliness

Issued Within 20 Weeks

7%

Plans Issued

1,843

Assessment Requests

3,424

Tribunal Cases

2

EHCP timeliness trend (% issued within 20 weeks)

96%
2019
89%
2020
89%
2021
12%
2022
8%
2023
9%
2024
7%
2025

Source: DfE EHCP timeliness statistics. Shows how quickly this LA issues Education, Health and Care Plans.

Admission Appeals

2026 admission appeals by school phase

Primary

10,114 admissions

173

Lodged

(1.7%)

107

Heard

16

Successful

(15%)

Primary (infant classes)

9,130 admissions

113

Lodged

(1.2%)

65

Heard

3

Successful

(5%)

Secondary

11,857 admissions

683

Lodged

(5.8%)

533

Heard

102

Successful

(19%)

Total

21,971 admissions

856

Lodged

(3.9%)

640

Heard

118

Successful

(18%)

Total appeals lodged per year

2690
2019
2812
2020
3057
2021
2230
2022
2056
2023
2945
2024
2262
2025
1825
2026

Source: DfE admission appeals statistics. Shows how competitive school places are in this area.

Towns in Leeds

Leeds

252 schools

Pudsey

14 schools

Wetherby

12 schools

Wakefield

9 schools

Otley

7 schools

Castleford

3 schools

Bradford

3 schools

Select

3 schools

West Yorkshire

1 schools

LEEDS

1 schools

Horsforth

1 schools

Ilkley

1 schools

Calverley

1 schools

Questions parents ask about schools in Leeds

How many schools are there in Leeds?

Leeds has 308 open schools: 221 state primary, 48 state secondary or all-through, 10 independent, 19 special and 10 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Leeds are rated Outstanding?

37 schools in Leeds were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College, Ebor Gardens Primary Academy, Crossley Street Primary School, Colton Primary School, Trinity Academy Leeds and 32 more. Counting Good as well, 94% of the 261 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form CollegeEbor Gardens Primary AcademyCrossley Street Primary SchoolColton Primary SchoolTrinity Academy Leeds

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Leeds get the best GCSE results?

Of the 52 schools in Leeds with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Allerton High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 60.2 and 76% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Horsforth School, with an Attainment 8 score of 60.1 and 75% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Abbey Grange Church of England Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 57.1 and 70% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Allerton High SchoolHorsforth SchoolAbbey Grange Church of England Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Leeds have the best SATs results?

Of the 214 primary schools in Leeds with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Crossley Street Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Harewood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); and Lowtown Primary School (97% in reading, 100% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Crossley Street Primary SchoolHarewood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolLowtown Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Leeds?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Leeds selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Leeds have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Leeds have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Leeds allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Leeds?

Apply to Leeds through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.

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