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Roundhay School

Leeds · LS8 1ND

General information All-through School · 4-18 years Who goes here 2554 pupils, 18.8% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

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Roundhay School

General Information

Address: Gledhow Lane, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 1ND – View on map
Phone: 01133931200
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Matthew Partington
Age range: 4-18 years
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

2554 pupils out of 2500 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 362
% eligible for free school meals: 18.8%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Leeds average)
English as an additional language: 21% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 9.1% a year (Leeds 15.7%, typical in England 15.5%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 46% moved to another school, 54% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Leeds: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 109 (1.9 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 69 (1.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 60 (1.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Leeds, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 76 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 47 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 38 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 35 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 30 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 19 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 18 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 16 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 15 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Behaviour

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Ability to Deal with Problems

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Headteacher Approval

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

SecondaryGCSE results, Year 11

Attainment 8 score: 55.1
Compared with the area: 8.6 points above the Leeds average (46.5)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (+5.4 points against an expected 49.7)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 82% (Leeds 66%, England 65%) Broadly steady
Data year: 2024/25

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GCSE results over time

This schoolLeeds averageEngland↗ Improving Up 3.3 points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 8.6 points above the Leeds average (46.5).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

6th of 42 all-through schools in Leeds for Attainment 8

#4Boston Spa Academy55.6
#5Leeds Jewish Free School55.2
#6Roundhay School55.1
#7St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy55.0
#8Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College54.6

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School58.0
#2Horsforth School57.3
#3Abbey Grange Church of England Academy55.9
#4Boston Spa Academy55.6
#5Leeds Jewish Free School55.2
#6Roundhay School55.1
#7St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy55.0
#8Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College54.6
#9The Morley Academy54.6
#10Allerton High School54.3
#11Garforth Academy53.1
#12Woodkirk Academy52.8
#13Guiseley School49.6
#14Mount St Mary's Catholic High School49.6
#15Wetherby High School49.4
#16Cockburn School49.1
#17The Farnley Academy49.1
#18The Ruth Gorse Academy49.1
#19Carr Manor Community School48.8
#20Allerton Grange School48.2
#21Brigshaw High School47.4
#22Dixons Trinity Chapeltown46.6
#23Rodillian Academy46.4
#24University Technical College Leeds46.2
#25Bruntcliffe Academy46.0
#26Temple Moor High School45.9
#27Crawshaw Academy45.2
#28Oulton Academy44.9
#29Pudsey Grammar School44.0
#30Cockburn John Charles Academy43.8
#31Lawnswood School42.3
#32Leeds West Academy41.7
#33Co-op Academy Priesthorpe41.1
#34Ralph Thoresby School39.7
#35Leeds City Academy38.3
#36Bishop Young Church of England Academy36.9
#37Dixons Unity Academy36.0
#38Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy35.1
#39Temple Learning Academy33.7
#40Leeds East Academy32.7
#41Co-op Academy Leeds30.5
#42John Smeaton Academy29.5

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 94.0%
Went into further education: 93.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Science Double Award
Geography
Spanish
French Language
History
Art & Design
Business Studies
Biology
Media Studies
Chemistry (General)
Physics (General)
Sociology
Statistics
Community Development
Computer Science
Speech & Drama
Sports Studies
Religious Studies
Music Studies (General)
Chinese
Polish
Arabic
Portuguese
Urdu
Persian Language
German

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

PrimaryYear 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 83% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 31% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 22 percentage points above the Leeds average (61%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 84% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 84%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 86% · Writing 88% · Maths 88% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 83%
Average test scores: reading 109, maths 109
Based on: 59 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolLeeds averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 22 percentage points above the Leeds average (61%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 21st of 214 junior and primary schools in the area

=21Hill Top Primary Academy83%
=21Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School83%
=21Roundhay School83%
=21Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School83%
=27Adel Primary School82%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Harewood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School100%
=2Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School93%
=2Shire Oak VC Primary School93%
#4St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley91%
=5Meanwood Church of England Primary School90%
=5West End Primary School90%
=5Wigton Moor Primary School90%
#8Tranmere Park Primary School88%
=9Crossley Street Primary School87%
=9East Garforth Primary Academy87%
=9Horsforth Featherbank Primary School87%
=9Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy87%
=9St Peter's Church of England Primary School87%
=14Low Road Primary School86%
=14Lowtown Primary School86%
=16Beecroft Primary School85%
=16Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy85%
=16St Philip's Catholic Primary School85%
=16Thorner Church of England Primary School85%
#20Birchfield Primary School84%
=21Blenheim Primary School83%
=21Green Lane Primary Academy83%
=21Hill Top Primary Academy83%
=21Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School83%
=21Roundhay School83%
=21Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School83%
=27Adel Primary School82%
=27Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School82%
=27Cookridge Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School82%
=27Lift Cottingley82%
=27St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa82%
=32Austhorpe Primary School80%
=32Highfield Primary School80%
=32Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School80%
=32Valley View Community Primary School80%
=36Bardsey Primary Academy79%
=36Bramhope Primary School79%
=36Kirkstall Valley Primary School79%
=36St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet79%
=36White Laith Primary School79%
=41Lady Elizabeth Hastings CofE Primary School78%
=41Morley Victoria Primary School78%
=43Alwoodley Primary School77%
=43Armley Park Primary School77%
=43Clapgate Primary School77%
=43Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy77%
=43Moortown Primary School77%
=43Shadwell Primary School77%
=43Southroyd Primary and Nursery School77%
=43St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy77%
=43St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby77%
#52Cookridge Primary School76%
=53Brodetsky Primary School75%
=53Farsley Springbank Primary School75%
=53Manor Wood Primary School75%
=53Rufford Park Primary School75%
=53St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy75%
=58Otley All Saints CofE Primary School74%
=58Scholes (Elmet) Primary School74%
=58Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy74%
=58St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy74%
=58Windmill Primary School74%
=63Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School73%
=63Carlton Primary School73%
=63St Benedict's Catholic Primary School73%
=63St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy73%
=63St Theresa's Catholic Primary School73%
=63Westwood Primary School73%
=69Bramham Primary School72%
=69Morley Newlands Academy72%
=69St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy72%
=69Weetwood Primary School72%
=73Allerton Bywater Primary School71%
=73Calverley Parkside Primary School71%
=73Co-op Academy Beckfield71%
=73Farsley Farfield Primary School71%
=73St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa71%
=78Cross Gates Primary School70%
=78Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School70%
=78Little London Academy70%
=78Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School70%
=78Robin Hood Primary School70%
=78St Matthew's Church of England Primary School70%
=78St Patrick Catholic Primary School70%
=78Stanningley Primary School70%
=86All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School69%
=86Gledhow Primary School69%
=86Holy Family Catholic Primary School69%
=86St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston69%
=86Westgate Primary School69%
=86Woodlesford Primary School69%
=92Co-op Academy Oakwood68%
=92Seven Hills Primary School68%
=94Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School67%
=94Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School67%
=94Primley Wood Primary School67%
=94Raynville Academy67%
=94Rothwell Primary School67%
=94St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley67%
=94Thorpe Primary School67%
=94Westbrook Lane Primary School67%
#102Alder Tree Primary Academy66%
=103Beechwood Primary School65%
=103Chapel Allerton Primary School65%
=103Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School65%
=103Spring Bank Primary School65%
=107Barwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nursery64%
=107Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell64%
=107Kerr Mackie Primary School64%
=107St Nicholas Catholic Primary School64%
=111Bramley Park Academy63%
=111Broadgate Primary School63%
=111Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School63%
=111Carr Manor Community School63%
=111Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery63%
=111Gildersome Primary School63%
=111Hawksworth Church of England Primary School63%
=111Hillcrest Academy63%
=111Rawdon St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School63%
=111Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School63%
=111St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth63%
=122Allerton CofE Primary School62%
=122Greenside Primary School62%
=122Ireland Wood Primary School62%
=122Ninelands Primary School62%
=122Templenewsam Halton Primary School62%
=122Westerton Primary Academy62%
=122Whinmoor St Paul's Church of England Primary School62%
=129Quarry Mount Primary School61%
=129St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School61%
=129Swinnow Primary School61%
=129Whitecote Primary School61%
=133Fieldhead Carr Primary School60%
=133Guiseley Primary School60%
=133Kippax North Primary School60%
=133Pudsey Waterloo Primary60%
=133St Chad's Church of England Primary School60%
=133St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School60%
=139Beeston Primary School59%
=139Great Preston VC CofE Primary School59%
=139Iveson Primary School59%
=139Kippax Ash Tree Primary School59%
=139Primrose Lane Primary School59%
=139Strawberry Fields Primary School59%
=145Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy58%
=145Whitkirk Primary School58%
#147Victoria Primary Academy57%
#148Methley Primary School56%
=149Co-op Academy Woodlands55%
=149Colton Primary School55%
=149Kippax Greenfield Primary School55%
=149Lower Wortley Primary School55%
=149Manston Primary55%
=149Swillington Primary School55%
=155Bracken Edge Primary School54%
=155Brudenell Primary School54%
=155East Ardsley Primary Academy54%
=155Elements Primary School54%
=155Greenhill Primary School54%
=160Castleton Primary School53%
=160Drighlington Primary School53%
=160Middleton Primary School53%
=160Rosebank Primary School53%
=160Sharp Lane Primary School53%
=160St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School53%
=166Dixons Trinity Chapeltown52%
=166Harehills Primary School52%
=166Swarcliffe Primary School52%
#169Manston St James Primary Academy51%
=170Ashfield Primary School50%
=170Blackgates Primary Academy50%
=170Co-op Academy Brownhill50%
=170Deighton Gates Primary School50%
=170Ebor Gardens Primary Academy50%
=170Greenmount Primary School50%
=170Hollybush Primary50%
=170Summerfield Primary School50%
=170Whingate Primary School50%
=179Meadowfield Primary School49%
=179Ryecroft Academy49%
=179Victoria Junior School49%
=182Moor Allerton Hall Primary School48%
=182Park Spring Primary School48%
=184Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School47%
=184Lane End Primary School47%
=186Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School45%
=186Parklands Primary School45%
=188Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School44%
=188Hunslet Moor Primary School44%
=188Park View Primary Academy44%
=191Co-op Academy Nightingale43%
=191Grimes Dyke Primary School43%
=191Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy43%
=191Hugh Gaitskell Primary School43%
=191Shakespeare Primary School43%
=196Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School42%
=196Hunslet Carr Primary School42%
=196Oulton Primary School42%
#199Hawksworth Wood Primary School41%
=200Asquith Primary School40%
=200Lawns Park Primary School40%
=202New Bewerley Community School39%
=202Seacroft Grange Primary School39%
=204Grange Farm Primary School38%
=204St Marys Church of England Primary Academy38%
#206Five Lanes Primary School35%
=207Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School33%
=207Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch33%
#209Richmond Hill Academy32%
=210Bankside Primary School31%
=210Queensway Primary School31%
=210Wykebeck Primary School31%
#213Temple Learning Academy23%
#214Micklefield Church of England Primary Academy17%

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5th of 31 all-through schools in Leeds for Ofsted rating

#3Dixons Trinity ChapeltownOutstanding
#4Oulton AcademyOutstanding
#5Roundhay SchoolOutstanding
#6The Farnley AcademyOutstanding
#7The Ruth Gorse AcademyOutstanding

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Boston Spa AcademyOutstanding
#2Cockburn SchoolOutstanding
#3Dixons Trinity ChapeltownOutstanding
#4Oulton AcademyOutstanding
#5Roundhay SchoolOutstanding
#6The Farnley AcademyOutstanding
#7The Ruth Gorse AcademyOutstanding
#8Trinity Academy LeedsOutstanding
#9Allerton Grange SchoolGood
#10Bishop Young Church of England AcademyGood
#11Bruntcliffe AcademyGood
#12Cardinal Heenan Catholic High SchoolGood
#13Carr Manor Community SchoolGood
#14Co-op Academy LeedsGood
#15Co-op Academy PriesthorpeGood
#16Cockburn Laurence Calvert AcademyGood
#17Dixons Unity AcademyGood
#18Guiseley SchoolGood
#19Horsforth SchoolGood
#20John Smeaton AcademyGood
#21Lawnswood SchoolGood
#22Leeds Jewish Free SchoolGood
#23Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language CollegeGood
#24Pudsey Grammar SchoolGood
#25Ralph Thoresby SchoolGood
#26Temple Moor High SchoolGood
#27University Technical College LeedsGood
#28Wetherby High SchoolGood
#29Woodkirk AcademyGood
#30Benton Park SchoolRequires improvement
#31Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,442 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

29th of 45 all-through schools in Leeds for spending per pupil

#27Allerton High School£7,634
#28Temple Moor High School£7,564
#29Roundhay School£7,442
#30Brigshaw High School£7,424
#31Crawshaw Academy£7,364

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1John Smeaton Academy£12,106
#2Leeds Jewish Free School£10,907
#3Co-op Academy Leeds£10,351
#4Leeds City Academy£10,196
#5Carr Manor Community School£9,372
#6Lawnswood School£9,266
#7Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy£9,242
#8Bishop Young Church of England Academy£9,084
#9Ralph Thoresby School£9,059
#10Mount St Mary's Catholic High School£8,959
#11University Technical College Leeds£8,887
#12Dixons Unity Academy£8,872
#13Leeds East Academy£8,864
#14Cockburn John Charles Academy£8,729
#15Temple Learning Academy£8,442
#16Allerton Grange School£8,163
#17Trinity Academy Leeds£8,149
#18Co-op Academy Priesthorpe£8,119
#19Pudsey Grammar School£7,983
#20Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School£7,949
#21Leeds West Academy£7,917
#22Oulton Academy£7,756
#23Dixons Trinity Chapeltown£7,746
#24The Morley Academy£7,739
#25Cockburn School£7,729
#26The Ruth Gorse Academy£7,661
#27Allerton High School£7,634
#28Temple Moor High School£7,564
#29Roundhay School£7,442
#30Brigshaw High School£7,424
#31Crawshaw Academy£7,364
#32St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy£7,316
#33Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College£7,281
#34Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy£7,157
#35Wetherby High School£7,122
#36Horsforth School£6,944
#37Woodkirk Academy£6,905
#38Rodillian Academy£6,897
#39Guiseley School£6,844
#40Abbey Grange Church of England Academy£6,829
#41The Farnley Academy£6,750
#42Garforth Academy£6,706
#43Boston Spa Academy£6,513
#44Bruntcliffe Academy£6,401
#45Benton Park School£599

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Leeds: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Year 6 SATs ranking

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered