Allerton Grange School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Leeds
Talbot Avenue, Leeds, LS17 6SF
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 04/02/2020
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
18.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,782
Capacity used
Over capacity127%
1,400 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
216 of 243 families who put it first got an offer
296
Places offered
967
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 243 | 216 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 330 | 53 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 184 | 21 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 210 | 6 | ● 3% |
| Total | 967 | 296 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 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
- Andrew Norrington
- Address
- Talbot Avenue, Leeds, LS17 6SF
- Phone
- 01133930304
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Roundhay · Leeds North East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 108058
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 20% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,782 pupils · 1,400 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
30 April 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 20
04 February 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,520 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
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 | 44.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.34 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.75 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 86.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 304 | — |
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 | 31.18 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 115 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 304 | 18% | 52% | 67% | |
| Mathematics | 303 | 26% | 59% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 296 | 22% | 55% | 73% | |
| Biology | 173 | 34% | 82% | 97% | |
| Physics | 170 | 35% | 79% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 170 | 36% | 74% | 94% | |
| History | 167 | 32% | 60% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 127 | 0% | 14% | 39% | |
| Geography | 118 | 25% | 49% | 55% | |
| Spanish | 95 | 16% | 32% | 56% | |
| German | 90 | 18% | 57% | 76% | |
| French | 88 | 19% | 45% | 50% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 32 | 3% | 9% | 44% | |
| Mathematics | 31 | 13% | 23% | 48% | |
| Biology | 30 | 3% | 13% | 30% | |
| Law | 20 | 0% | 15% | 40% | |
| Chemistry | 20 | 5% | 10% | 40% | |
| Psychology | 20 | 5% | 15% | 35% | |
| Sociology | 19 | 11% | 26% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 19 | 16% | 21% | 42% | |
| History | 16 | 25% | 56% | 81% | |
| Physics | 15 | 0% | 7% | 33% | |
| Geography | 15 | 0% | 20% | 40% | |
| Economics | 14 | 0% | 14% | 43% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13489: Allerton Grange School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| 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) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 56% | — | — |
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.