Lighthouse School Leeds
Arthington House, Hospital Lane, Leeds, LS16 6QB
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIGHTHOUSE EDUCATION TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mrs Emma Sullivan
- Religious ethos
- None
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 138380
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01134570605
About this school
Lighthouse School Leeds is a special academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 102 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lighthouse School Leeds, 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 26 April 2023, 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.2 | 7.0 | 10.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.28 -3.26 to -1.30 | -2.21 -3.01 to -1.41 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 7.1% | 11.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 14.3% | 11.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
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 Lighthouse School Leeds 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 | 0.2 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 17.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 88 |
| 2024/25 | 90 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.7%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 17.57%
- Persistent absence
- 38.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Froebelian School1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Richmond House School1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Leeds Trinity University1.4 miles
Universities · Leeds
-
Leeds Beckett University1.5 miles
Universities · Leeds
-
Lighthouse Futures Trust2.1 miles
Other types · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
- Adel Beck Other types
- Armley Grange School Special schools
- Broomfield South SILC Special schools
- Co-op Academy Brierley Free Schools
- Cockburn Reach Academy Special schools
- Future Horizons Leeds Ltd Other types
- Green Meadows Academy Academies
- John Jamieson School Special schools
- Lighthouse Futures Trust Other types
- Ormston School Special schools
- Penny Field School Academies
- Springwell Leeds Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Lighthouse School Leeds teach?
- Lighthouse School Leeds teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Leeds.
- Who is the executive principal of Lighthouse School Leeds?
- The executive principal of Lighthouse School Leeds is Mrs Emma Sullivan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lighthouse School Leeds been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lighthouse School Leeds, 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 Lighthouse School Leeds?
- Lighthouse School Leeds has 102 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Lighthouse School Leeds full?
- Lighthouse School Leeds has capacity for 80 pupils and 102 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 Lighthouse School Leeds a faith school?
- No. Lighthouse School Leeds has no designated religious character.
- Is Lighthouse School Leeds part of an academy trust?
- Lighthouse School Leeds is part of LIGHTHOUSE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Lighthouse School Leeds have?
- The schools register lists Lighthouse School Leeds's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lighthouse School Leeds's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.2 in 2022/23 and 10.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Lighthouse School Leeds's absence rate?
- Lighthouse School Leeds's overall absence rate is 17.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lighthouse School Leeds's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lighthouse School Leeds'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 1 July 2026.