Schools in Leeds
308 schools across 12 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 130 of 308 schools here that have a published grade.
Leeds has 308 schools across 12 towns — 221 primary, 41 secondary, educating around 131,940 pupils. 92% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (119 of 130). There are currently 161 open teaching jobs in Leeds. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Leeds.
Leedslocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Leeds
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Latest teaching jobs in Leeds
Trust Catering Manager
The Ruth Gorse Academy · Leeds
Closes 9 NovHR Advisor
Cockburn Multi Academy Trust · Leeds
£35,570.00 - £40,444.00 Annually (Actual) SO1-SO2 (depending on experience)Closes 9 NovPA to Principal and Senior Leadership Team
Temple Learning Academy · Leeds
£32,309.00 - £34,119.00 Annually (Actual) Band S01. FTE: £35570 - £37563 per annumCloses 9 NovTeaching Assistant
Lift Cottingley · Leeds
£22051 - £22758 per annumCloses 9 NovLunchtime Supervisory Assistant
Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Otley
Closes 6 NovTeaching Facilitator - Carpentry and Joinery
Luminate Education Group · Leeds
Commencing at £30,106 with progression to £31,916 per annumCloses 8 Nov
Teaching supply agencies in Leeds
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Claim this spot →Top-performing schools in Leeds
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Allerton High School60.2Attainment 8
- 2Horsforth School60.1Attainment 8
- 3Abbey Grange Church of England Academy57.1Attainment 8
- 4St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy56.6Attainment 8
- 5Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School55.5Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Leeds
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Bradford
Calverley
Castleford
Ilkley
Leeds
LEEDS
Otley
Pudsey
Salisbury
Select
Wakefield
Wetherby
Outstanding Schools in Leeds
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Beecroft Primary School
Leeds, Leeds· LS4 2TF
335 pupils
KS2: 85% met expected standard
Blenheim Primary School
Leeds, Leeds· LS2 9EX
468 pupils
KS2: 83% met expected standard
Trust: The Lantern Learning Trust (Inner North West Leeds)
Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby, Leeds· LS23 6RW
1,456 pupils
Attainment 8: 54.9
Trust: THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
Bramley Park Academy
Leeds, Leeds· LS13 3DP
331 pupils
KS2: 63% met expected standard
Trust: WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
Cockburn School
Leeds, Leeds· LS11 5TT
1,277 pupils
Attainment 8: 51.2
Trust: COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Colton Primary School
Leeds, Leeds· LS15 9AL
239 pupils
KS2: 55% met expected standard
Trust: RED KITE LEARNING TRUST