Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Leeds
Ellerby Road, Leeds, LS9 8LA
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 25/03/2025
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.4%
10.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
943
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
140 of 152 families who put it first got an offer
180
Places offered
635
Total applications
3.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 152 | 140 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 165 | 32 | ● 19% |
| 3rd preference | 125 | 6 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 193 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Total | 635 | 180 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- M Cooper
- Address
- Ellerby Road, Leeds, LS9 8LA
- Phone
- 01132455248
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Burmantofts & Richmond Hill · Leeds South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 108097
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 48% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 56% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
943 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
25 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 961 pupils
Attendance
95.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
10.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
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 | 51.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.86 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
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 | 38.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.19 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 190 | — |
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.
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 | 190 | 13% | 41% | 66% | |
| English Language | 190 | 17% | 57% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 189 | 19% | 49% | 75% | |
| Religious Studies | 187 | 24% | 67% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 183 | 19% | 69% | 84% | |
| Geography | 110 | 14% | 44% | 64% | |
| Business | 69 | 25% | 59% | 74% | |
| Social Studies | 66 | 15% | 55% | 77% | |
| History | 64 | 23% | 53% | 66% | |
| Art and Design | 46 | 22% | 61% | 89% | |
| Polish | 16 | 81% | 94% | 94% | |
| Spanish | 14 | 21% | 43% | 64% |
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.