Lawnswood School, Leeds

In its own words: "Important notice: Parents of current Year 7 students: we look forward to seeing you at our Settling-In Evening on Wednesday 7 October 2026 from 4.30pm to 7.00pm. This consultation evening offers a valuable opportunity for you to meet your child’s form tutor and to find out how they have settled into secondary school."

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2026, pupils at Lawnswood School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Leeds and 47 across England.

33% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Leeds and 47% in England.

That is down from 42.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.26: pupils made below 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 33.9, against 46 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Geography, Combined Science and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 114 families put Lawnswood School as their first choice and 596 named it as one of their preferences, for 261 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Lawnswood School are Abbey Grange Church of England Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.1); Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.5); Ralph Thoresby School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.8); and Carr Manor Community School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.1).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Lawnswood School.

Of the 262 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 58 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 52% went on to university or other higher education, 12% to apprenticeships and 17% into work. 17% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

47.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 36.7% 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 (27%) and Black (14%).

In 2026, 155 pupils (11.9%) received SEN support and 18 (1.4%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Headingley Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lawnswood School, 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lawnswood School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Lawnswood School issued 545 suspensions, 39 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Lawnswood School are St Chad's Church of England Primary School (0.2 miles), Iveson Primary School (0.7 miles), Weetwood Primary School (0.7 miles) and Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.