Best Secondary Schools in Leeds

We checked all 41 secondary schools in Leeds and list every one: 33 ranked, then 8 without a rank.

Schools checked: 41
Ranked: 33
Without a rank: 8

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Leeds. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Leeds also has 191 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Leeds.

Ranked secondary schools in Leeds

Rank 1
Roundhay School
Local authority maintained, 2,554 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
55.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
66.8%
Rank 2
Allerton High School
Local authority maintained, 1,764 pupils, inspected December 2018
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
54.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
68.7%
Rank 3
Garforth Academy
Academy, 1,897 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
53.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
65.4%
Rank 4
The Morley Academy
Academy, 1,410 pupils, inspected September 2024
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
54.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
60.1%
Rank 5
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Academy, 1,576 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
55.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
62.3%
Rank 6
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Local authority maintained, 916 pupils, inspected June 2014
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
58.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
73.1%
Rank 7
The Ruth Gorse Academy
Free school, 1,265 pupils, inspected July 2017
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
49.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
52.5%
Rank 8
The Farnley Academy
Academy, 1,492 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
49.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
50.9%
Rank 9
Carr Manor Community School
Local authority maintained, 1,541 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
48.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.2%
Rank 10
Horsforth School
Academy, 1,837 pupils, inspected December 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
57.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
62.2%
Rank 11
Leeds Jewish Free School
Free school, 131 pupils, inspected June 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
55.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
59.3%
Rank 12
Cockburn School
Academy, 1,248 pupils, inspected February 2022
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
49.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
45.3%
Rank 13
Sherburn High School
Academy, 951 pupils, inspected April 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
65%
Rank 14
Oulton Academy
Academy, 1,132 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
44.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
52.4%
Rank 15
Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
Local authority maintained, 943 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
49.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.9%
Rank 16
Guiseley School
Local authority maintained, 1,431 pupils, inspected September 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
52.3%
Rank 17
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown
Free school, 960 pupils, inspected November 2021
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
46.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.5%
Rank 18
Allerton Grange School
Local authority maintained, 1,782 pupils, inspected February 2020
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
50%
Rank 19
Temple Moor High School
Academy, 1,341 pupils, inspected March 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
46.6%
Rank 20
University Technical College Leeds
Free school, 546 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
45%
Rank 21
Bruntcliffe Academy
Academy, 1,361 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
46.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.6%
Rank 22
Cockburn John Charles Academy
Academy, 1,169 pupils, inspected June 2026
Report card: Strong standard
Attainment 8
43.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.3%
Rank 23
Lawnswood School
Local authority maintained, 1,307 pupils, inspected October 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
40.2%
Rank 24
Leeds West Academy
Academy, 1,432 pupils, inspected May 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
41.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.3%
Rank 25
Ralph Thoresby School
Local authority maintained, 987 pupils, inspected March 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
39.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.6%
Rank 26
Leeds City Academy
Academy, 1,009 pupils, inspected May 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
38.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.6%
Rank 27
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Academy, 777 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
36.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
31.2%
Rank 28
Dixons Unity Academy
Academy, 907 pupils, inspected July 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
36.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
23.6%
Rank 29
Co-op Academy Leeds
Academy, 974 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
30.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
18%
Rank 30
John Smeaton Academy
Academy, 677 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
29.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
14.3%
Rank 31
Leeds East Academy
Academy, 967 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
32.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
21.5%
Rank 32
Temple Learning Academy
Free school, 918 pupils, inspected November 2025
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
33.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
28.2%
Rank 33
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Academy, 784 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
35.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
30.1%

Secondary schools in Leeds without a rank

Al Kauthar Girls Academy
Independent, 51 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
35.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
57.1%
Benton Park School
Academy, 1,516 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Free school, 1,023 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Good
Core Training and Development limited
Independent, 13 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Gateways School
Independent, 525 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
45.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
LS-TEN
Independent, 60 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
The Grammar School At Leeds
Independent, Selective, 2,071 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
44.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Trinity Academy Leeds
Free school, 1,182 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding