Overall Oxbridge
#742
12 ranked schools · -89 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
216
Offers
44
Offer rate20.4%
-8.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
Schools in Leeds
Yorkshire's largest city and the economic capital of the north's most populous county, Leeds is built along the River Aire in the eastern foothills of the Pennines, spreading across more than 550 square kilometres of West Yorkshire. A small manorial borough in the thirteenth century and a wool-trading centre by the sixteenth, it received its Royal City Charter in 1626 and grew into one of the great mill cities of the Industrial Revolution; several surviving Victorian arcades, including Kirkgate Market, mark that chapter in the city centre today. Around 536,000 people live in the metropolitan borough.
Leeds station anchors the city's rail connections, with East Coast Main Line services running north to Edinburgh and south, while Cross Country and TransPennine Express routes link directly to Manchester, Liverpool, and Newcastle. The school-competitive belt in north Leeds runs through Alwoodley, the city's cross-phase leader for both secondary and sixth-form catchments, and into Roundhay, long sought-after by families for state school places. Wigton Moor, Horsforth, and Kirkstall extend the picture of residential demand across the wider city.
190
Primary
schools
33
Secondary
schools
6
All-through
schools
6
Post-16
colleges
17
Special
schools
9
Other
schools
of which27sixth forms·63faith261 total
Area Performance
Leeds schools rank in the top 48% of England
Across 248 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.62/10, +0.23 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
20% Elite
Distribution across all Leeds schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Leeds vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 48%
Across all ranked Leeds schools
Top 48%Primaryavg #7,124 of 14,821
Top 51%Secondaryavg #1,925 of 3,803
Top 43%Sixth formavg #1,073 of 2,523
Primary schools: 188 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
+0.13 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,124
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 48% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
63%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
+0.13 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,124
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 48% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
63%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 39 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.0/10
+0.56 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,925
-1 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 51% of 3,803
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
43%
-13 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
45.4
+6.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.0/10
+0.56 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,925
-1 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 51% of 3,803
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
43%
-13 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
45.4
+6.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 21 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.3/10
+0.59 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,073
+7 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 43% of 2,523
% A*-A at A-Level
28%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
54%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.3/10
+0.59 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,073
+7 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 43% of 2,523
% A*-A at A-Level
28%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
54%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#264
14 ranked schools · -2 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
95
Offers
10
Offer rate10.5%
-6.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#751
13 ranked schools · -52 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
126
Offers
39
Offer rate30.9%
-6.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Top 3 Secondary Schools
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Leeds town
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Leeds town
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School profiles in Leeds
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