Queenswood School, Leeds
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Queenswood School excels at creating a caring, safe environment where pupils thrive both academically and personally. The school offers outstanding music and drama programmes that boost confidence, combined with excellent international learning opportunities that help pupils understand and connect with the wider world. Parents consistently praise the high levels of care and support their children receive.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding personal development, behaviour and welfare with exemplary pupil behaviour and mutual support
- Outstanding curriculum including rich music, drama and international studies experiences
- Good teaching that enables pupils to make progress, particularly in reading and literacy
- Highly caring environment with excellent safeguarding practices and staff training
- Strong international links through projects like Erasmus that broaden cultural understanding
Areas for Improvement
- Most able pupils are not consistently challenged and do not always progress in line with their ability
- Assessment procedures need to be developed across all subjects, not just English and mathematics
- Teachers' feedback to pupils needs to be consistently high quality to encourage better progress
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are very effective with strong staff training, up-to-date single central register, good awareness of e-safety, and established partnerships with local safeguarding board and NSPCC.
Extracurricular Activities
Drama, music, swimming, international projects (Erasmus and Connecting Classrooms), anti-bullying week activities, first aid training
Queenswood School is a good school where leaders demonstrate high ambitions and ensure pupils are safe and make good progress. The school meets all independent school standards and provides a curriculum that broadens pupils' understanding of the wider world.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
48%
Available places
24 pupils
50 capacity
26 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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