Benton Park School
Harrogate Road, Rawdon, Leeds, LS19 6LX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas Skilton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Moorlands Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,680
- Pupils on roll
- 1,516
- URN
- 151762
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132502330
About this school
Benton Park School is a secondary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,516 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Benton Park School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Benton Park School (URN 108083).
How Benton Park School compares
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 1,516 | — |
| Guiseley School | 49.6 | 7% | 15.4% | 1,431 | 1.7 miles |
| Horsforth School | 57.3 | 5.1% | 15.9% | 1,837 | 2.0 miles |
| Immanuel College | 41.9 | 11.9% | 30.5% | 1,732 | 2.1 miles |
| St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 55 | 7.2% | 7.8% | 1,211 | 2.5 miles |
| Ralph Thoresby School | 39.7 | 11.5% | 33.9% | 987 | 3.1 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Guiseley School1.7 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Horsforth School2.0 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Immanuel College2.1 miles
Secondary · Bradford
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St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Ilkley
-
Ralph Thoresby School3.1 miles
Secondary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
- Abbey Grange Church of England Academy Secondary
- Allerton Grange School Secondary
- Allerton High 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
- Dixons Unity Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Benton Park School teach?
- Benton Park School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Benton Park School?
- The headteacher of Benton Park School is Mr Nicholas Skilton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Benton Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Benton Park 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 Benton Park School?
- Benton Park School has 1,516 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Benton Park School full?
- Benton Park School has capacity for 1,680 pupils and 1,516 on roll (90%), so it has space against 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 Benton Park School a faith school?
- No. Benton Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is Benton Park School a selective school?
- No. Benton Park School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Benton Park School part of an academy trust?
- Benton Park School is part of MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Benton Park School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Benton Park School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.