Ormston School, Leeds
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 9 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Ormston School excels at creating a warm, supportive environment where pupils with autism and other SEND feel genuinely safe and valued. Staff build strong relationships with every child and provide swift, thoughtful support when pupils become overwhelmed. The school offers an exciting, real-world curriculum including visits to cricket grounds, growing food for community markets, and outdoor learning in the wooded grounds - giving pupils practical skills and confidence alongside their academic learning.
Key Strengths
- Strong relationships between staff and pupils create a safe, calm, and supportive environment where pupils feel settled and well cared for
- Broad and ambitious curriculum with good specialist support for pupils' individual needs, including personalised phonics teaching that builds reading skills
- Excellent personal development programme preparing pupils for life in modern Britain, including careers guidance and real-world learning through community projects
- High staff morale with strong professional development opportunities, including training to support SEND needs
Areas for Improvement
- Most able pupils do not receive consistently ambitious teaching across all subjects, leading to variability in challenge and some pupils not deepening their knowledge as well as they could
- Insufficient focus on technical aspects of writing such as spelling, punctuation, grammar and handwriting, meaning some pupils struggle to write accurately and independently
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong safeguarding culture and clear procedures in place.
Extracurricular Activities
Cricket, urban market food sales, outdoor learning activities in wooded grounds, young marketeers business programme, careers education and guidance
Ormston School is an independent special school for pupils aged 5-18 with a primary focus on supporting those with autism and other SEND needs. The school is rated Good overall and has been judged to meet all independent school standards.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
12 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
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Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
42%
Available places
42 pupils
100 capacity
58 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Leeds
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Admissions Demand - Leeds
Places available
9,889
Applications
9,401
Got 1st preference
84.0%
Got preferred school
95.4%
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SEN Provision
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Ormston School
Shire Oak VC Primary School
Spring Bank Primary School
Weetwood Primary School
Meanwood Church of England Primary School
Brudenell Primary School
Richmond House School
Quarry Mount Primary School
Alder Tree Primary Academy
Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School
Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
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