Ralph Thoresby School, Leeds

In 2026, pupils at Ralph Thoresby School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Leeds and 47 across England.

38% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Leeds and 47% in England.

That is up from 39.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.5: pupils made well 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 30.3, against 52.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 21.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 104 families put Ralph Thoresby School as their first choice and 449 named it as one of their preferences, for 164 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 Ralph Thoresby School are Lawnswood School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.3); Abbey Grange Church of England Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.1); Horsforth School (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 60.1); and Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.5).

Ralph Thoresby School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Ralph Thoresby School is one of 4 schools run by The Leeds North West Education Partnership Foundation, an academy trust.

Of the 173 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 76 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 36% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 26% into work. 10% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

34.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 136 pupils (13.8%) received SEN support and 23 (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.

Ralph Thoresby School has a resourced provision for physical disability.

The nearest railway station is Horsforth Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holt Park Centre, 70 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 128 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229).

In 2024/25, Ralph Thoresby School issued 94 suspensions, 9.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ralph Thoresby School are Ireland Wood Primary School (0.3 miles), Cookridge Primary School (0.3 miles), Cookridge Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles) and Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.