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Lawnswood School

  • 11–18Ages
  • 1,307Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 108055URN

Ring Road, West Park, Leeds, LS16 5AG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodOct 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.3per place
0.7 below Leeds median (3.0)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leeds

596 applications for 261 places · 33rd of 42 in Leeds
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
40.3of 90
35th of 44 in Leeds
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodOct 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

  1. 27 September 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 8 October 2013
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.3applications per place, Year 7
0.7 below Leeds median (3.0) close to England median (2.2)

596 applications · 261 places offered · 114 named it first

  1. 2026 2.3; Leeds median median 3.0
  2. 2025 2.2; Leeds median median 3.1
  3. 2024 2.2; Leeds median median 3.1
  4. 2023 2.6; Leeds median median 2.9
  5. 2022 2.4; Leeds median median 2.9
  6. 2021 2.2; Leeds median median 2.8
  7. 2020 2.2; Leeds median median 2.9
  8. 2019 2.1; Leeds median median 2.6
  9. 2018 1.9; Leeds median median 2.7
  10. 2017 2.2; Leeds median median 2.6
  11. 2016 2.0; Leeds median median 2.6
  12. 2015 1.9; Leeds median median 2.2
  13. 2014 2.7; Leeds median median 2.5
More applications per place than the Leeds median in 1 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Leeds median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262615962.31140.44
Sep 20252585722.21210.47
Sep 20242665852.21230.46
Sep 20232696922.61490.55
Sep 20222696422.41640.61
Sep 20212846232.21480.52
Sep 20202766162.21760.64
Sep 20192665572.11590.60
Sep 20182705221.91310.49
Sep 20172405382.21460.61
Sep 20162364752.01390.59
Sep 20151883591.91400.74
Sep 20141253422.71000.80

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

251 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.335th of 44 in Leeds
Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%36th of 44 in Leeds
Grade 4 or above in English and maths53%
  • This school
  • Leeds median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.26
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)25140.333%53%–
2024/2526142.340%57%–
2023/2426243.542%63%−0.26
2022/2325542.736%58%−0.26

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
108055 · 383/4006
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,669 pupils · 1,307 on roll
Free school meals
48.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Ring Road, West Park, Leeds, LS16 5AG
Local authority
Leeds

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources