Lawnswood School
Ring Road, West Park, Leeds, LS16 5AG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna Bell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,669
- Pupils on roll
- 1,307
- URN
- 108055
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132844020
About this school
Lawnswood School is a community secondary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,307 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lawnswood School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 255 | 262 | 261 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.7 | 43.5 | 42.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.26 -0.44 to -0.07 | -0.26 -0.43 to -0.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 42% | 40.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 63% | 56.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 14.9% | 18% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lawnswood School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.7 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.5 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.3 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,464 |
| 2023/24 | 1,441 |
| 2024/25 | 1,396 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lawnswood School compares
Lawnswood School ranked 31st of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.3 | 11.5% | 44.2% | 1,307 | — |
| Abbey Grange Church of England Academy | 55.9 | 5.1% | 23% | 1,576 | 0.6 miles |
| Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School | 58 | 5.6% | 18.7% | 916 | 1.4 miles |
| Ralph Thoresby School | 39.7 | 11.5% | 33.9% | 987 | 1.5 miles |
| Horsforth School | 57.3 | 5.1% | 15.9% | 1,837 | 1.9 miles |
| Leeds City Academy | 38.3 | 10.4% | 57.9% | 1,009 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.15%
- English as an additional language
- 36.8%
- Overall absence
- 11.48%
- Persistent absence
- 33.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Ralph Thoresby School1.5 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Horsforth School1.9 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Leeds City Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Lawnswood School ranks 23rd of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Leeds.
- Abbey Grange Church of England Academy Secondary
- Allerton Grange School Secondary
- Allerton High School Secondary
- Benton Park School Secondary
- Bishop Young Church of England Academy Secondary
- Bruntcliffe Academy Secondary
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Secondary
- Co-op Academy Leeds Secondary
- Cockburn John Charles Academy Secondary
- Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy Secondary
- Cockburn School Secondary
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Lawnswood School teach?
- Lawnswood School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Lawnswood School?
- The headteacher of Lawnswood School is Mrs Joanna Bell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lawnswood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lawnswood School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Lawnswood School?
- Lawnswood School has 1,307 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Lawnswood School full?
- Lawnswood School has capacity for 1,669 pupils and 1,307 on roll (78%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lawnswood School a faith school?
- No. Lawnswood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Lawnswood School a selective school?
- No. Lawnswood School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Lawnswood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.7 in 2022/23 and 42.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lawnswood School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Lawnswood School ranked 31st of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lawnswood School's absence rate?
- Lawnswood School's overall absence rate is 11.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lawnswood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lawnswood School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.