Dixons Trinity Chapeltown
Leopold Street, Chapeltown, Leeds, LS7 4AW
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Pippa Sadgrove
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Dixons Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 980
- Pupils on roll
- 960
- URN
- 144743
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01135125510
About this school
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown is an all-through academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 960 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dixons Trinity Chapeltown, 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 109 | 110 | 109 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.6 | 47.8 | 46.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.73 +0.45 to +1.01 | +0.52 +0.25 to +0.79 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 45.5% | 38.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 68.2% | 67.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 88% | 89.1% | 89% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 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 Dixons Trinity Chapeltown 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 | — | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.6 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.8 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.6 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 886 |
| 2023/24 | 959 |
| 2024/25 | 977 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dixons Trinity Chapeltown compares
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown ranked 22nd of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.6 | 8.4% | 46.3% | 960 | — |
| Roundhay School | 55.1 | 6% | 18.5% | 2,554 | 1.4 miles |
| Carr Manor Community School | 48.8 | 8.1% | 28.6% | 1,541 | 1.7 miles |
| Temple Learning Academy | 33.7 | 12.9% | 55% | 918 | 2.4 miles |
| Batley Grammar School | 45.5 | 8.4% | 29.5% | 980 | 7.6 miles |
| Bradford Academy | 33.1 | 13.6% | 54.9% | 1,549 | 8.5 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)
- 46.26%
- English as an additional language
- 28.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.36%
- Persistent absence
- 25.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roundhay School1.4 miles
All-through · Leeds
-
Carr Manor Community School1.7 miles
All-through · Leeds
-
Temple Learning Academy2.4 miles
All-through · Leeds
-
Batley Grammar School7.6 miles
All-through · Batley
-
Bradford Academy8.5 miles
All-through · Bradford
Other schools in Leeds
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown ranks 138th of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds, and Dixons Trinity Chapeltown ranks 17th of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Leeds.
- Carr Manor Community School 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 Dixons Trinity Chapeltown teach?
- Dixons Trinity Chapeltown teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is an all-through school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Dixons Trinity Chapeltown?
- The headteacher of Dixons Trinity Chapeltown is Mrs Pippa Sadgrove, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dixons Trinity Chapeltown been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dixons Trinity Chapeltown, 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 Dixons Trinity Chapeltown?
- Dixons Trinity Chapeltown has 960 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Dixons Trinity Chapeltown full?
- Dixons Trinity Chapeltown has capacity for 980 pupils and 960 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 Dixons Trinity Chapeltown a faith school?
- No. Dixons Trinity Chapeltown has no designated religious character.
- Is Dixons Trinity Chapeltown a selective school?
- No. Dixons Trinity Chapeltown is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Dixons Trinity Chapeltown have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dixons Trinity Chapeltown as having no nursery classes.
- Is Dixons Trinity Chapeltown part of an academy trust?
- Dixons Trinity Chapeltown is part of DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dixons Trinity Chapeltown's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2023/24 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dixons Trinity Chapeltown compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Dixons Trinity Chapeltown ranked 22nd of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dixons Trinity Chapeltown's absence rate?
- Dixons Trinity Chapeltown's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dixons Trinity Chapeltown's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dixons Trinity Chapeltown'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 10 July 2026.