Carr Manor Community School
Carr Manor Road, Leeds, LS17 5DJ
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Leeds Learning Alliance
- Principal
- Mrs Lucie Lakin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Leeds North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,509
- Pupils on roll
- 1,541
- URN
- 108059
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01133368400
About this school
Carr Manor Community School is a foundation all-through school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 1,541 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Carr Manor Community 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 55 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 75% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 13% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 78% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 82% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 76% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 207 | 199 | 217 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.6 | 50.5 | 48.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.47 +0.26 to +0.67 | +0.56 +0.36 to +0.77 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 54.8% | 51.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 69.3% | 67.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 34% | 33.7% | 44.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
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 Carr Manor Community 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 | 58% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.6 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.5 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.8 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,477 |
| 2023/24 | 1,484 |
| 2024/25 | 1,542 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carr Manor Community School compares
Carr Manor Community School ranked 19th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.8 | 8.1% | 28.6% | 1,541 | — |
| Roundhay School | 55.1 | 6% | 18.5% | 2,554 | 1.5 miles |
| Dixons Trinity Chapeltown | 46.6 | 8.4% | 46.3% | 960 | 1.7 miles |
| Temple Learning Academy | 33.7 | 12.9% | 55% | 918 | 3.9 miles |
| Bradford Academy | 33.1 | 13.6% | 54.9% | 1,549 | 8.4 miles |
| Batley Grammar School | 45.5 | 8.4% | 29.5% | 980 | 8.6 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.55%
- English as an additional language
- 23.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.06%
- Persistent absence
- 19.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roundhay School1.5 miles
All-through · Leeds
-
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown1.7 miles
All-through · Leeds
-
Temple Learning Academy3.9 miles
All-through · Leeds
-
Bradford Academy8.4 miles
All-through · Bradford
-
Batley Grammar School8.6 miles
All-through · Batley
Other schools in Leeds
Carr Manor Community School ranks 88th of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds, and Carr Manor Community School ranks 15th of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Leeds.
- Dixons Trinity Chapeltown All-through
- Roundhay School All-through
- Temple Learning Academy All-through
- Aberford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Adel Primary School Primary
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alder Tree Primary Academy Primary
- All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Allerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alwoodley Primary School Primary
- Armley Park Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Carr Manor Community School teach?
- Carr Manor Community School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an all-through school in Leeds.
- Who is the principal of Carr Manor Community School?
- The principal of Carr Manor Community School is Mrs Lucie Lakin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Carr Manor Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carr Manor Community 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 Carr Manor Community School?
- Carr Manor Community School has 1,541 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Carr Manor Community School full?
- Carr Manor Community School has capacity for 1,509 pupils and 1,541 on roll (102%), 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 Carr Manor Community School a faith school?
- No. Carr Manor Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Carr Manor Community School a selective school?
- No. Carr Manor Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Carr Manor Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Carr Manor Community School as having nursery classes.
- Is Carr Manor Community School part of an academy trust?
- Carr Manor Community School is part of Leeds Learning Alliance. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Carr Manor Community School have?
- The schools register lists Carr Manor Community School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Carr Manor Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Carr Manor Community School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Carr Manor Community School ranked 19th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Carr Manor Community School's absence rate?
- Carr Manor Community School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carr Manor Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carr Manor Community 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.