1
Trinity Academy Leeds
Leeds • West Yorkshire • LS9 7QL
1
21 May 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Leeds
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the town of Leeds. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
29
Outstanding
6
Good
18
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 24% · G: 72% · RI: 4% · I: 0%
2
Oulton Academy
Leeds • West Yorkshire • LS26 8EX
1
2 May 2024
3
The Farnley Academy
Leeds • West Yorkshire • LS12 5EU
1
10 Oct 2023
4
Cockburn School
Leeds • West Yorkshire • LS11 5TT
1
28 Apr 2022
5
Allerton High School
Leeds • West Yorkshire • LS17 7AG
1
21 Jan 2019
6
The Ruth Gorse Academy
Leeds • West Yorkshire • LS10 1HW
1
28 Sep 2017
7
Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds • West Yorkshire • LS12 3DS
2
25 Jul 2024
8
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds • West Yorkshire • LS15 8TA
2
19 Jun 2024
9
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Leeds • West Yorkshire • LS14 6NU
2
15 May 2024
10
Co-op Academy Leeds
Leeds • West Yorkshire • LS9 7HD
2
19 Jan 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Cockburn John Charles Academy 2 • Jun 2022
- Allerton Grange School 2 • Mar 2020
- Mount St Mary's Catholic High School 2 • Dec 2019
- Guiseley School 2 • Oct 2019
- Leeds City Academy 2 • Jun 2019
- Leeds West Academy 2 • Jun 2019
- Sherburn High School 2 • May 2017
- Leeds Jewish Free School 2 • Sep 2015
- Ralph Thoresby School 2 • Mar 2015
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School 2 • Jun 2014