Horsforth School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leeds
Lee Lane East, Leeds, LS18 5RF
80
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.0%
10.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,837
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,865 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
281 of 360 families who put it first got an offer
282
Places offered
1113
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 360 | 281 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 227 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 219 | 1 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 307 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1113 | 282 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 26 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul Bell
- Address
- Lee Lane East, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5RF
- Phone
- 01132265454
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Horsforth · Leeds North West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137775
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HORSFORTH SCHOOL
1,837 pupils · 1,865 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
25 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,411 pupils
Attendance
95.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
10.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
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 | 55.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.40 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.17 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.21 | — | — |
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 | 57.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 62.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 82.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 87.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.47 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 251 | — |
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 | 40.9 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 32.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 153 | — |
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 | 249 | 39% | 70% | 89% | |
| English Language | 248 | 35% | 68% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 246 | 28% | 67% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 171 | 23% | 54% | 77% | |
| Spanish | 157 | 19% | 50% | 64% | |
| History | 155 | 32% | 59% | 69% | |
| Geography | 85 | 44% | 71% | 81% | |
| Biology | 75 | 73% | 99% | 99% | |
| Physics | 75 | 73% | 95% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 75 | 67% | 93% | 99% | |
| Statistics | 74 | 68% | 95% | 99% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 63 | 33% | 71% | 81% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 60 | 20% | 43% | 73% | |
| Chemistry | 36 | 19% | 47% | 67% | |
| Biology | 35 | 29% | 49% | 77% | |
| Psychology | 33 | 9% | 36% | 79% | |
| Sociology | 27 | 19% | 52% | 81% | |
| Physics | 25 | 16% | 36% | 56% | |
| English Language | 21 | 0% | 14% | 81% | |
| Government and Politics | 20 | 15% | 45% | 85% | |
| History | 18 | 11% | 39% | 61% | |
| Religious Studies | 17 | 12% | 29% | 82% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 14 | 7% | 21% | 64% | |
| Economics | 13 | 8% | 62% | 85% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 15751: Horsforth 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) | 66% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
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.