Guiseley School
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Leeds
Fieldhead Road, Leeds, LS20 8DT
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/09/2019
Application demand
75%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.0%
17.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,431
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,450 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
75%
1st preference success rate
230 of 305 families who put it first got an offer
238
Places offered
921
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 305 | 230 | ● 75% |
| 2nd preference | 237 | 7 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 179 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 200 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 921 | 238 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 411 applications came from outside the council area (35 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
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul Clayton
- Address
- Fieldhead Road, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 8DT
- Phone
- 01943872315
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Guiseley & Rawdon · Leeds North West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 108085
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,431 pupils · 1,450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
06 November 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 19
24 September 2019
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 · 1,209 pupils
Attendance
93.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
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 | 49.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.04 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.40 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.14 | — | — |
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 | 49.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 52.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 222 | — |
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 | 32.44 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 132 | — |
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 | 221 | 32% | 68% | 83% | |
| English Language | 221 | 14% | 49% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 221 | 13% | 53% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 162 | 6% | 39% | 71% | |
| Geography | 126 | 21% | 60% | 71% | |
| History | 111 | 26% | 50% | 60% | |
| Art and Design | 96 | 13% | 63% | 82% | |
| Biology | 59 | 44% | 97% | 100% | |
| Physics | 59 | 46% | 97% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 59 | 42% | 95% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 54 | 4% | 37% | 61% | |
| Spanish | 49 | 29% | 67% | 76% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 43 | 21% | 28% | 51% | |
| Economics | 36 | 0% | 8% | 25% | |
| Geography | 30 | 0% | 10% | 37% | |
| English Language | 27 | 0% | 0% | 48% | |
| Biology | 25 | 4% | 16% | 44% | |
| Government and Politics | 23 | 4% | 9% | 39% | |
| History | 20 | 0% | 5% | 20% | |
| Physics | 20 | 30% | 40% | 45% | |
| Psychology | 19 | 11% | 37% | 58% | |
| Chemistry | 13 | 15% | 38% | 38% | |
| Photography | 13 | 0% | 0% | 31% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 11 | 45% | 55% | 64% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 15673: Guiseley School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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 | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 53% | — | — |
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.