Allerton High School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Leeds
King Lane, Leeds, LS17 7AG
83
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
74%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.6%
18.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,764
Capacity used
Over capacity112%
1,579 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
74%
1st preference success rate
259 of 349 families who put it first got an offer
278
Places offered
1281
Total applications
4.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 349 | 259 | ● 74% |
| 2nd preference | 323 | 16 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 314 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 295 | 1 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1281 | 278 | 22% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Elaine Silson
- Address
- King Lane, Leeds, LS17 7AG
- Phone
- 01132034770
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Alwoodley · Leeds North East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 108057
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 30% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,764 pupils · 1,579 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
06 November 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,376 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.89 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 88% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.47 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.58 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 68.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 84.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 71.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.17 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 227 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.16 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 31.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 119 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 227 | 32% | 73% | 87% | |
| English Language | 227 | 26% | 65% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 225 | 26% | 68% | 85% | |
| Religious Studies | 209 | 21% | 50% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 178 | 12% | 58% | 77% | |
| Geography | 151 | 33% | 74% | 87% | |
| Statistics | 106 | 1% | 31% | 62% | |
| Business | 96 | 20% | 55% | 69% | |
| Spanish | 84 | 40% | 74% | 83% | |
| French | 81 | 26% | 59% | 73% | |
| History | 70 | 40% | 69% | 77% | |
| Art and Design | 64 | 20% | 59% | 77% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 62 | 13% | 44% | 68% | |
| Biology | 39 | 13% | 33% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 34 | 12% | 35% | 65% | |
| Psychology | 23 | 13% | 30% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 21 | 0% | 14% | 48% | |
| Physics | 18 | 11% | 22% | 44% | |
| History | 17 | 0% | 24% | 47% | |
| Economics | 17 | 12% | 47% | 71% | |
| Geography | 15 | 7% | 47% | 73% | |
| Business Studies | 12 | 25% | 42% | 75% | |
| Government and Politics | 11 | 0% | 0% | 45% | |
| Computer Science | 10 | 10% | 50% | 70% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13490: Allerton High Business & Enterprise Specialist School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 7 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 50% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leeds council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.