Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leeds
Farnley Lane, Otley, LS21 2BB
76
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 05/11/2024
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
16.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,641
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,606 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
251 of 302 families who put it first got an offer
254
Places offered
945
Total applications
3.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 302 | 251 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 248 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 199 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 196 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 945 | 254 | 27% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 241 applications came from outside the council area (25 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sally Bishop
- Address
- Farnley Lane, Otley, LS21 2BB
- Phone
- 01943463524
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Otley & Yeadon · Leeds North West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137704
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TRUST
1,641 pupils · 1,606 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
05 November 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 22
14 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,297 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
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 | 53.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 84% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.92 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.72 | — | — |
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 | 54.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 61.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 81.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 64.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.02 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 252 | — |
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 | 39.58 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 31.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 161 | — |
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 | 252 | 28% | 69% | 87% | |
| English Language | 252 | 18% | 61% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 251 | 19% | 63% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 193 | 12% | 49% | 72% | |
| Geography | 138 | 33% | 70% | 79% | |
| French | 105 | 15% | 46% | 66% | |
| Spanish | 96 | 30% | 60% | 76% | |
| History | 89 | 46% | 70% | 82% | |
| Business | 85 | 18% | 52% | 71% | |
| Art and Design | 80 | 41% | 80% | 89% | |
| Biology | 57 | 63% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 57 | 72% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 47 | 40% | 70% | 74% | |
| Psychology | 34 | 12% | 38% | 53% | |
| Biology | 29 | 17% | 41% | 55% | |
| Physics | 27 | 19% | 56% | 81% | |
| Chemistry | 26 | 27% | 65% | 81% | |
| History | 24 | 17% | 54% | 71% | |
| Economics | 23 | 22% | 30% | 52% | |
| Sociology | 21 | 5% | 10% | 33% | |
| English Language | 21 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Geography | 18 | 11% | 44% | 72% | |
| Computer Science | 17 | 0% | 24% | 53% | |
| Fine Art | 15 | 7% | 33% | 73% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13545: Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 6 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| 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) | 52% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| 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.