Allerton Grange School
Talbot Avenue, Leeds, LS17 6SF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Norrington
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Leeds North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,400
- Pupils on roll
- 1,782
- URN
- 108058
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01133930304
About this school
Allerton Grange School is a community secondary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,782 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Allerton Grange School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 270 | 267 | 304 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.9 | 44.9 | 48.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 -0.21 to +0.14 | -0.02 -0.19 to +0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 45.7% | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 62.2% | 67.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 86% | 86.9% | 86.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
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 Allerton Grange 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 | 43.9 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.9 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.2 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,711 |
| 2023/24 | 1,741 |
| 2024/25 | 1,742 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Allerton Grange School compares
Allerton Grange School ranked 20th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.2 | 7.2% | 24% | 1,782 | — |
| Leeds Jewish Free School | 55.2 | 6.5% | 29.1% | 131 | 1.2 miles |
| Allerton High School | 54.3 | 7.4% | 22.6% | 1,764 | 1.3 miles |
| Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School | 58 | 5.6% | 18.7% | 916 | 1.5 miles |
| Leeds City Academy | 38.3 | 10.4% | 57.9% | 1,009 | 2.1 miles |
| Bishop Young Church of England Academy | 36.9 | 12.1% | 54.7% | 777 | 2.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report30 April 2025
- 4 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.95%
- English as an additional language
- 17.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 18.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leeds Jewish Free School1.2 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Allerton High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Leeds City Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Bishop Young Church of England Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Allerton Grange School ranks 16th of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Leeds.
- Abbey Grange Church of England Academy 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
- Dixons Unity Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Allerton Grange School teach?
- Allerton Grange School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Allerton Grange School?
- The headteacher of Allerton Grange School is Mr Andrew Norrington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Allerton Grange School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Allerton Grange 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 Allerton Grange School?
- Allerton Grange School has 1,782 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Allerton Grange School full?
- Allerton Grange School has capacity for 1,400 pupils and 1,782 on roll (127%), 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 Grange School a faith school?
- No. Allerton Grange School has no designated religious character.
- Is Allerton Grange School a selective school?
- No. Allerton Grange School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Allerton Grange School have?
- The schools register lists Allerton Grange School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Allerton Grange School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.9 in 2022/23 and 48.2 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 Grange School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Allerton Grange School ranked 20th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% 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 Grange School's absence rate?
- Allerton Grange School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Allerton Grange School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Allerton Grange 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.