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Schools in Leeds

308 schools across 12 towns

308
Total Schools
221
Primary
41
Secondary
3
SEND
25
Outstanding
94
Good
10
Req. Improvement
1
Inadequate

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 111 open teaching jobs in Leeds. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Leeds.

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School spending in Leeds

Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).

£7,970
per pupil (all phases)
£7,258
per primary pupil
£8,173
per secondary pupil

Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.

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Top-performing schools in Leeds

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

  1. 1Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School58.0Attainment 8
  2. 2Horsforth School57.3Attainment 8
  3. 3Abbey Grange Church of England Academy55.9Attainment 8
  4. 4Boston Spa Academy55.6Attainment 8
  5. 5Leeds Jewish Free School55.2Attainment 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