Armley Grange School
Armley Grange Drive, Armley, Leeds, LS12 3QH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Shutt
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 39
- URN
- 149399
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01138267709
About this school
Armley Grange School is an independent special school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 39 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Armley Grange School under its current framework. 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
Armley Grange School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2022, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
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 Armley Grange 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 39 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 39
Location
Nearby schools
-
Core Training and Development limited1.6 miles
Independent schools · Leeds
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Leeds Beckett University1.8 miles
Universities · Leeds
-
The Elland Academy1.9 miles
Free Schools · Leeds
-
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre2.1 miles
Special schools · Pudsey
-
Lighthouse Futures Trust2.1 miles
Other types · Leeds
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- John Jamieson School Special schools
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- Lighthouse School Leeds Free Schools
- Ormston School Special schools
- Penny Field School Academies
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Common questions
- What year groups does Armley Grange School teach?
- Armley Grange School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Armley Grange School?
- The headteacher of Armley Grange School is Mr James Shutt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Armley Grange School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Armley Grange School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Armley Grange School?
- Armley Grange School has 39 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Armley Grange School full?
- Armley Grange School has capacity for 40 pupils and 39 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 Armley Grange School a faith school?
- No. Armley Grange School has no designated religious character.
- What are Armley Grange School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Armley Grange 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 24 July 2026.