Leeds Jewish Free School, Leeds

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our Orthodox Jewish values and ethos, offer a caring, supportive environment which is reinforced by high standards of behaviour, allowing each and every child to develop a lifelong love of learning. We believe in small class sizes and a balanced curriculum that will help develop a wide range of skill sets to ensure stability and flexibility of learning."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include chess, art and debating.

In 2026, pupils at Leeds Jewish Free School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Leeds and 47 across England.

63% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Leeds and 47% in England.

That is down from 55.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.45: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 17 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and History.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Leeds Jewish Free School as their first choice and 127 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Leeds Jewish Free School are Allerton High School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 60.2); Allerton Grange School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.2); Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.5); and Carr Manor Community School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.1).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Leeds Jewish Free School.

Leeds Jewish Free School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 31 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 16% to a further education college.

In 2026, 19 pupils (14.5%) received SEN support and 2 (1.5%) 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.

Leeds Jewish Free School had 21 teachers in 2026, one for every 6 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Burley Park Rail Station, about 3.2 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lingfield Hill, 240 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Leeds Jewish Free 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, Leeds Jewish Free School issued 1 suspension, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Leeds Jewish Free School are Brodetsky Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Allerton CofE Primary School (0.3 miles), Primley Wood Primary School (0.4 miles) and Alwoodley Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.