Allerton High School
King Lane, Leeds, LS17 7AG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Silson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Leeds North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,579
- Pupils on roll
- 1,764
- URN
- 108057
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132034770
About this school
Allerton High School is a community secondary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,764 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 218 | 222 | 227 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.1 | 58.3 | 54.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.64 +0.45 to +0.83 | +0.89 +0.70 to +1.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 75% | 77% | 68.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 87.8% | 84.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 52% | 66.7% | 71.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
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 Allerton High 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 | 57.1 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.3 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.3 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,600 |
| 2023/24 | 1,642 |
| 2024/25 | 1,697 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Allerton High School compares
Allerton High School ranked 10th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.3 | 7.4% | 22.6% | 1,764 | — |
| Leeds Jewish Free School | 55.2 | 6.5% | 29.1% | 131 | 0.4 miles |
| Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School | 58 | 5.6% | 18.7% | 916 | 0.9 miles |
| Allerton Grange School | 48.2 | 7.2% | 24% | 1,782 | 1.3 miles |
| Lawnswood School | 42.3 | 11.5% | 44.2% | 1,307 | 2.0 miles |
| Leeds City Academy | 38.3 | 10.4% | 57.9% | 1,009 | 2.3 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)
- 22.62%
- English as an additional language
- 32.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.43%
- Persistent absence
- 18.82%
Location
Nearby schools
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Leeds Jewish Free School0.4 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Allerton Grange School1.3 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Lawnswood School2.0 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Leeds City Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Allerton High School ranks 7th of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Leeds.
- Abbey Grange Church of England Academy Secondary
- Allerton Grange 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
- Dixons Unity Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Allerton High School teach?
- Allerton High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Allerton High School?
- The headteacher of Allerton High School is Mrs Elaine Silson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Allerton High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Allerton High 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 big is Allerton High School?
- Allerton High School has 1,764 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Allerton High School full?
- Allerton High School has capacity for 1,579 pupils and 1,764 on roll (112%), so it is at or above 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 Allerton High School a faith school?
- No. Allerton High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Allerton High School a selective school?
- No. Allerton High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Allerton High School have?
- The schools register lists Allerton High School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Allerton High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.1 in 2022/23 and 54.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Allerton High School rank locally?
- Allerton High School ranked 10th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Allerton High School's absence rate?
- Allerton High School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Allerton High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Allerton High 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 30 June 2026.