Roundhay School
Gledhow Lane, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 1ND
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Partington
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Leeds North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,500
- Pupils on roll
- 2,554
- URN
- 108076
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01133931200
About this school
Roundhay School is a community all-through school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 2,554 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Roundhay 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- 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 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 88% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 19% | 31% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 97% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 90% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 85% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 | 296 | 299 | 304 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.8 | 56.3 | 55.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.33 +0.17 to +0.49 | +0.72 +0.55 to +0.88 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 68.2% | 66.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 83.3% | 82.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 43% | 62.9% | 68.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 5.2 | 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 Roundhay 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 | 80% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.8 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.3 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.1 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,522 |
| 2023/24 | 2,518 |
| 2024/25 | 2,519 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roundhay School compares
Roundhay School ranked 6th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.1 | 6% | 18.5% | 2,554 | — |
| Dixons Trinity Chapeltown | 46.6 | 8.4% | 46.3% | 960 | 1.4 miles |
| Carr Manor Community School | 48.8 | 8.1% | 28.6% | 1,541 | 1.5 miles |
| Temple Learning Academy | 33.7 | 12.9% | 55% | 918 | 2.7 miles |
| Batley Grammar School | 45.5 | 8.4% | 29.5% | 980 | 9.0 miles |
| Bradford Academy | 33.1 | 13.6% | 54.9% | 1,549 | 9.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.47%
- English as an additional language
- 22.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.03%
- Persistent absence
- 16.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown1.4 miles
All-through · Leeds
-
Carr Manor Community School1.5 miles
All-through · Leeds
-
Temple Learning Academy2.7 miles
All-through · Leeds
-
Batley Grammar School9.0 miles
All-through · Batley
-
Bradford Academy9.6 miles
All-through · Bradford
Other schools in Leeds
Roundhay School ranks 19th of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds, and Roundhay School ranks 5th of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Leeds.
- Carr Manor Community School All-through
- Dixons Trinity Chapeltown 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 Roundhay School teach?
- Roundhay School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an all-through school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Roundhay School?
- The headteacher of Roundhay School is Mr Matthew Partington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Roundhay School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roundhay 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 Roundhay School?
- Roundhay School has 2,554 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Roundhay School full?
- Roundhay School has capacity for 2,500 pupils and 2,554 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 Roundhay School a faith school?
- No. Roundhay School has no designated religious character.
- Is Roundhay School a selective school?
- No. Roundhay School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Roundhay School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Roundhay School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Roundhay School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Roundhay School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Roundhay School ranked 6th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Roundhay School's absence rate?
- Roundhay School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Roundhay School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roundhay 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.