John Jamieson School
Hollin Hill Drive, Leeds, LS8 2PW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Principal
- Mrs Louise Quinn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Leeds North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 470
- Pupils on roll
- 460
- URN
- 108119
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132930236
About this school
John Jamieson School is a community special school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 460 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected John Jamieson 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 19 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.30 | - | - |
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 | 32 | 28 | 52 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.57 -2.09 to -1.05 | -1.59 -2.14 to -1.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 1.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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 John Jamieson 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 | 0% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0.6 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.1 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.8 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 425 |
| 2023/24 | 431 |
| 2024/25 | 442 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.7%
- English as an additional language
- 17.6%
- Overall absence
- 13.54%
- Persistent absence
- 39.62%
Location
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Leeds Menorah School2.0 miles
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West Oaks School2.2 miles
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Leeds College of Music2.4 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does John Jamieson School teach?
- John Jamieson School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Leeds.
- Who is the executive principal of John Jamieson School?
- The executive principal of John Jamieson School is Mrs Louise Quinn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has John Jamieson School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Jamieson 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 John Jamieson School?
- John Jamieson School has 460 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is John Jamieson School full?
- John Jamieson School has capacity for 470 pupils and 460 on roll (98%), 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 John Jamieson School a faith school?
- No. John Jamieson School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does John Jamieson School have?
- The schools register lists John Jamieson School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have John Jamieson School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is John Jamieson School's absence rate?
- John Jamieson School's overall absence rate is 13.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Jamieson School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Jamieson 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.