Overall Oxbridge
#1,118
15 ranked schools · -204 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
181
Offers
30
Offer rate16.6%
-5.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
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.
191
Primary
schools
34
Secondary
schools
6
All-through
schools
6
Post-16
colleges
15
Special
schools
9
Other
schools
of which27sixth forms·63faith261 total
Area Performance
Leeds schools rank in the top 48% of England
Across 257 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.61/10, +0.22 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
17% Elite
Distribution across all Leeds schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Leeds vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 48%
Across all ranked Leeds schools
Top 48%Primaryavg #7,155 of 14,978
Top 50%Secondaryavg #1,948 of 3,862
Top 44%Sixth formavg #1,128 of 2,555
Primary schools: 190 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
+0.15 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,155
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 48% of 14,978
% 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
+0.15 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,155
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 48% of 14,978
% 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: 40 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.9/10
+0.52 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,948
0 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 50% of 3,862
% 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
7.9/10
+0.52 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,948
0 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 50% of 3,862
% 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: 27 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.0/10
+0.24 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,128
+6 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 44% of 2,555
% 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
8.0/10
+0.24 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,128
+6 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 44% of 2,555
% 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
#244
10 ranked schools · +9 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
87
Offers
15
Offer rate17.2%
+2.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#1,058
13 ranked schools · -285 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
94
Offers
15
Offer rate16.0%
-13.5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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Top 3 Sixth Forms
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Leeds
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