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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 October 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 December 2013Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry1,144 applications · 280 places offered · 343 named it first
- 2026 4.1; Leeds median median 3.0
- 2025 4.0; Leeds median median 3.1
- 2024 4.0; Leeds median median 3.1
- 2023 4.2; Leeds median median 2.9
- 2022 4.1; Leeds median median 2.9
- 2021 4.1; Leeds median median 2.8
- 2020 4.1; Leeds median median 2.9
- 2019 4.1; Leeds median median 2.6
- 2018 4.0; Leeds median median 2.7
- 2017 3.5; Leeds median median 2.6
- 2016 3.3; Leeds median median 2.6
- 2015 2.7; Leeds median median 2.2
- 2014 2.8; Leeds median median 2.5
- 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.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 280 | 1,144 | 4.1 | 343 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2025 | 282 | 1,113 | 4.0 | 360 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2024 | 281 | 1,118 | 4.0 | 328 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2023 | 285 | 1,184 | 4.2 | 348 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2022 | 284 | 1,153 | 4.1 | 335 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2021 | 283 | 1,148 | 4.1 | 301 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2020 | 254 | 1,028 | 4.1 | 273 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2019 | 231 | 940 | 4.1 | 276 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2018 | 230 | 909 | 4.0 | 263 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2017 | 225 | 783 | 3.5 | 250 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2016 | 224 | 741 | 3.3 | 267 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2015 | 225 | 602 | 2.7 | 282 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2014 | 225 | 624 | 2.8 | 243 | 1.08 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 283 | 60.1 | 75% | 88% | – |
| 2024/25 | 251 | 57.3 | 62% | 83% | – |
| 2023/24 | 225 | 55.8 | 64% | 86% | +0.40 |
| 2022/23 | 222 | 57.6 | 64% | 82% | +0.74 |
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
- Horsforth SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20234.1applications per place 60.1Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · Leeds20264.4applications per place 57.1Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · LeedsRemains Good20232.7applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · LeedsRemains Good20232.3applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · LeedsRequires improvement20233.0applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · LeedsStandards maintained20242.3applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · LeedsGood20242.4applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · LeedsRemains Good20244.0applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
- 5.3 km · LeedsRemains Good20234.0applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137775 · 383/4115
- Trust
- Horsforth School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,865 pupils · 1,837 on roll
- Free school meals
- 15.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2012
- Replaced
- Horsforth School (URN 108092)
- Address
- Lee Lane East, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5RF
- Local authority
- Leeds
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources