Allerton High School, Leeds

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Allerton High, our core purpose is 'enabling young people to achieve success.' We want all students to achieve the best they can, become independent learners and acquire the skills and qualities they will need to be successful in an ever-changing world. We want them to feel valued and to be happy and confident."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, tennis, athletics, basketball, badminton, orchestra and STEM.

In 2026, pupils at Allerton High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 60.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Leeds and 47 across England.

76% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Leeds and 47% in England.

That is up from 54.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.89: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 47.6, against 64.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 326 families put Allerton High School as their first choice and 1347 named it as one of their preferences, for 271 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 67 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Allerton High School are Leeds Jewish Free School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.6); Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.5); Carr Manor Community School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.1); and Allerton Grange School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.2).

Allerton High School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

135 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Allerton High School (as of September 2025): 83% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (86%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).

Of the 222 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 19% to a further education college.

Of the 160 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 63% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 21% into work. 27% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

33.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (33%), Asian (29%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 224 pupils (12.7%) received SEN support and 40 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Allerton High School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 15 places, 10 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Headingley Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is King Lane P&R A, 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Allerton High School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Allerton High School issued 265 suspensions, 15.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Allerton High School are Allerton CofE Primary School (0.2 miles); Alwoodley Primary School (0.2 miles); St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles); and Brodetsky Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.