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Secondary schools in Leeds, ranked

The 33 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    58.0
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    Horsforth School

    Academy converter

    57.3
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    55.9
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    55.2
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    Roundhay School

    Community school

    55.1
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    The Morley Academy

    Academy converter

    54.6
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    Allerton High School

    Community school

    54.3
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    Garforth Academy

    Academy converter

    53.1
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    Sherburn High School

    Academy converter

    51.3
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    Guiseley School

    Foundation school

    49.6
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    Mount St Mary's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    49.6
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    The Ruth Gorse Academy

    Free schools

    49.1
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    The Farnley Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    49.1
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    Cockburn School

    Academy converter

    49.1
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    Carr Manor Community School

    Foundation school

    48.8
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    Allerton Grange School

    Community school

    48.2
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    46.6
    Attainment 8
  18. 18
    University Technical College Leeds

    University technical college

    46.2
    Attainment 8
  19. 19
    Bruntcliffe Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    46.0
    Attainment 8
  20. 20
    Temple Moor High School

    Academy converter

    45.9
    Attainment 8
  21. 21
    Oulton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    44.9
    Attainment 8
  22. 22
    Cockburn John Charles Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    43.8
    Attainment 8
  23. 23
    Lawnswood School

    Community school

    42.3
    Attainment 8
  24. 24
    Leeds West Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    41.7
    Attainment 8
  25. 25
    Ralph Thoresby School

    Foundation school

    39.7
    Attainment 8
  26. 26
    Leeds City Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    38.3
    Attainment 8
  27. 27
    36.9
    Attainment 8
  28. 28
    Dixons Unity Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    36.0
    Attainment 8
  29. 29
    35.1
    Attainment 8
  30. 30
    33.7
    Attainment 8
  31. 31
    Leeds East Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    32.7
    Attainment 8
  32. 32
    Co-op Academy Leeds

    Academy sponsor led

    30.5
    Attainment 8
  33. 33
    John Smeaton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    29.5
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in Leeds?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School ranks first of 33 ranked secondary schools in Leeds, with an average Attainment 8 score of 58. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in Leeds ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in Leeds?
33 secondary schools in Leeds published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.