Academy converter · Leeds

Benton Park School

11–18Ages
1,516Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
151762URN

Harrogate Road, Rawdon, Leeds, LS19 6LX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

close to Leeds median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leeds

827 applications for 274 places · 19th of 42 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.5of 90

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

24th of 44 in Leeds

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 25 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Sixth form provision	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 entry

3.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Leeds median (3.0) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

827 applications · 274 places offered · 236 named it first

2026 3.0; Leeds median median 3.0
2025 2.9; Leeds median median 3.1; as the previous school
2024 3.4; Leeds median median 3.1; as the previous school
2023 3.7; Leeds median median 2.9; as the previous school
2022 3.5; Leeds median median 2.9; as the previous school
2021 3.6; Leeds median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 3.9; Leeds median median 2.9; as the previous school
2019 3.8; Leeds median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 3.6; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 3.4; Leeds median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 3.5; Leeds median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Leeds median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as Benton Park School (URN 108083), the previous school.

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	274	827	3.0	236	0.86
Sep 2025 *	273	799	2.9	209	0.77
Sep 2024 *	298	1,015	3.4	279	0.94
Sep 2023 *	297	1,109	3.7	319	1.07
Sep 2022 *	300	1,041	3.5	297	0.99
Sep 2021 *	298	1,082	3.6	318	1.07
Sep 2020 *	243	958	3.9	248	1.02
Sep 2019 *	239	902	3.8	284	1.19
Sep 2018 *	245	874	3.6	256	1.04
Sep 2017 *	243	828	3.4	222	0.91
Sep 2016 *	241	853	3.5	230	0.95
Sep 2015 *	227	547	2.4	183	0.81
Sep 2014 *	196	516	2.6	175	0.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

263 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.524th of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths50%25th of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths69%

Leeds 71% England 66%

This school
Leeds median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.15

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	263	47.5	50%	69%	–
2024/25 *	226	45.7	44%	64%	–
2023/24 *	225	46.8	47%	67%	−0.15
2022/23 *	226	45.4	46%	66%	−0.25

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

Benton Park SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

3.0applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
Guiseley School
2.7 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 53.0Attainment 8
Horsforth School
3.3 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 60.1Attainment 8
Immanuel College
3.4 km · Bradford

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
4.0 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.4applications per place 56.6Attainment 8
Ralph Thoresby School
5.0 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Leeds West Academy
5.1 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
5.2 km · Leeds

Good2024

2.4applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
5.6 km · Leeds

2026

4.4applications per place 57.1Attainment 8

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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 151762 · 383/4106
Trust: Moorlands Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,680 pupils · 1,516 on roll
Free school meals: 16.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2025
Replaced: Benton Park School (URN 108083)
Address: Harrogate Road, Rawdon, Leeds, LS19 6LX
Local authority: Leeds

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