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Ralph Thoresby School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school

Holtdale Approach, Leeds LS16 7RX · ralphthoresby.co.uk · 0113 397 9911

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
39.7
average Attainment 8 score. Leeds 45.5, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Leeds Council
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
987
95% of 1,037 places
Local authority
Leeds
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
36.7%
First language not English
16.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Leeds North West Education Partnership Foundation

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, 104 families put the school first and 164 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: 142 (Places 185)142September 2023: 155 (Places 188)155September 2024: 107 (Places 163)107September 2025: 131 (Places 186)131September 2026: 104 (Places 164)104Places 164
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261641040.6100%
September 2025Sept 20251861310.7100%
September 2024Sept 20241631070.7100%
September 2023Sept 20231881550.895%
September 2022Sept 20221851420.8100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.7, and 35.6% 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 B- (35.9 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: 42.7 (England 46.3)42.72017/18: 39.1 (England 46.5)39.12018/19: 39.3 (England 46.7)39.32021/22: 46.1 (England 48.8)46.12022/23: 43.0 (England 46.3)43.02023/24: 40.7 (England 45.9)40.72024/25: 39.7 (England 46.0)39.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼39.746.0
▼35.6%45.4%
▼56.3%64.8%
●41.4%40.5%
▼3.504.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form39.3+2.2
Sixth form college11−1.6
Further education32.9−1.4
Other education0.6−0.5
Apprenticeship6.4+3
Employment0.6−1.7
Not in a lasting destination4−3.4
Activity not captured5.2+3.5

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: 25.9 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 28.9 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 29.5 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 25.3 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 31.7 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 27.8 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 31.9 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 35.9 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
41 studentsB- (35.9)Average +0.24
42 studentsB- (36.2)Above average +0.25
55 studentsDist- (30.6)Average +0.04
50%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2444C+ (31.9)-0.06
2022/2351C- (27.8)—
2021/2246C+ (31.7)—
2018/1936C- (25.3)-0.45
2017/1867C (29.5)-0.18
2016/1763C (28.9)+0.13
2015/1648C- (25.9)-0.04

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University35.5−6.3
Other education5.3+1.5
Apprenticeship6.6+0.3
Employment26.3−2.8
Not in a lasting destination18.4+7
Activity not captured7.9+0.3

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 26 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Ralph Thoresby School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
25 Oct 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Mar 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (139 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
66%
Replies
139
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▼73% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼72% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼55% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼78% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼63% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼79% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼67% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼60% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 81% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼29% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 45% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼54% agreeEngland 67%

based on 31 parents (22%) with SEND

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