Guiseley School
Fieldhead Road, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 8DT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Clayton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Leeds North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,450
- Pupils on roll
- 1,431
- URN
- 108085
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01943872315
About this school
Guiseley School is a foundation secondary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,431 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Guiseley 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
- 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 | 218 | 214 | 222 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.0 | 49.4 | 49.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.20 +0.01 to +0.39 | -0.04 -0.23 to +0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 52.3% | 52.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 77.1% | 73.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 36% | 23.8% | 32.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.4 | 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 Guiseley 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 | 52 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.4 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.6 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,396 |
| 2023/24 | 1,417 |
| 2024/25 | 1,427 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Guiseley School compares
Guiseley School ranked 13th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.6 | 7% | 15.4% | 1,431 | — |
| St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 55 | 7.2% | 7.8% | 1,211 | 0.8 miles |
| Benton Park School | — | — | — | 1,516 | 1.7 miles |
| Immanuel College | 41.9 | 11.9% | 30.5% | 1,732 | 2.1 miles |
| Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College | 54.6 | 6.9% | 15.2% | 1,641 | 3.0 miles |
| Titus Salt School | 40.9 | 11.1% | 29.3% | 1,462 | 3.6 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
-
Ungraded inspection report6 November 2024
- 24 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.37%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.04%
- Persistent absence
- 17.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Ilkley
-
Benton Park School1.7 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Immanuel College2.1 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College3.0 miles
Secondary · Otley
-
Titus Salt School3.6 miles
Secondary · Bradford
Other schools in Leeds
Guiseley School ranks 10th 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 Guiseley School teach?
- Guiseley School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Guiseley School?
- The headteacher of Guiseley School is Mr Paul Clayton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Guiseley School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Guiseley 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 Guiseley School?
- Guiseley School has 1,431 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Guiseley School full?
- Guiseley School has capacity for 1,450 pupils and 1,431 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Guiseley School a faith school?
- No. Guiseley School has no designated religious character.
- Is Guiseley School a selective school?
- No. Guiseley School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Guiseley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52 in 2022/23 and 49.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Guiseley School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Guiseley School ranked 13th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Guiseley School's absence rate?
- Guiseley School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Guiseley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Guiseley 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.