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Lawnswood School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school

Ring Road, West Park, Leeds LS16 5AG · lawnswoodschool.co.uk · 0113 284 4020

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
42.3
average Attainment 8 score. Leeds 45.5, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Leeds Council
Demand for places
0.4
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,307
78% of 1,669 places
Local authority
Leeds
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
48.6%
First language not English
36.7%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Leeds Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 114 families put the school first and 261 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 164 (Places 269)164September 2023: 149 (Places 269)149September 2024: 123 (Places 266)123September 2025: 121 (Places 258)121September 2026: 114 (Places 261)114Places 261
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262611140.4100%
September 2025Sept 20252581210.5100%
September 2024Sept 20242661230.5100%
September 2023Sept 20232691490.6100%
September 2022Sept 20222691640.6100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.3, and 40.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leeds it was 45.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.9 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.9 (England 46.3)46.92017/18: 44.8 (England 46.5)44.82018/19: 42.3 (England 46.7)42.32021/22: 42.7 (England 48.8)42.72022/23: 42.7 (England 46.3)42.72023/24: 43.5 (England 45.9)43.52024/25: 42.3 (England 46.0)42.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼42.346.0
▼40.2%45.4%
▼56.7%64.8%
▼18.0%40.5%
▼3.674.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form32.4+4.7
Sixth form college21−2.8
Further education32.8−1.6
Other education1.5−0.1
Apprenticeship1.1−0.5
Employment0.8−1.9
Not in a lasting destination4.6−1.3
Activity not captured5.7+3.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 25.2 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 30.1 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 25.2 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 30.6 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 31.1 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 25.9 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 29.2 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 30.9 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
43 studentsC (30.9)Above average +0.27
48 studentsC (28.3)Average +0.05
29 studentsMerit (23.7)Average -0.14
14 studentsDist (35.3)Average +0.03
0%AAB or better
91.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2444C (29.2)+0.28
2022/2380C- (25.9)—
2021/2240C (31.1)—
2018/1933C (30.6)+0.01
2017/1843C- (25.2)-0.02
2016/1781C (30.1)+0.45
2015/1698C- (25.2)-0.11

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University51.7−17.8
Further and other education5.2+0.1
Further education3.40
Other education1.70
Apprenticeship12.1+7
Employment17.2+1.9
Not in a lasting destination8.6+5.2
Activity not captured5.2+3.5

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 27 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Lawnswood School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
26 Sept 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Jun 2011Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (121 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
60%
Replies
121
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▼66% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼73% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼53% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼58% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼69% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼45% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼67% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼77% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼51% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼53% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼40% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 50% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼36% agreeEngland 67%

based on 34 parents (28%) with SEND

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