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Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
Ellerby Road, Leeds LS9 8LA · mountstmarys.org · 0113 245 5248
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Leeds 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.63 mi
- 2.63 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 12: Named Catholic feeder school · Leeds Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 943
- 43 over 900 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 57.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 12: Named Catholic feeder school” went to a home 1.63 mi (2.63 km) from the school. Source: Leeds Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 201 families put the school first and 188 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 188 | 201 | 1.1▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 180 | 152 | 0.8 | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 180 | 143 | 0.8 | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 180 | 159 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 124 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 12: Named Catholic feeder school | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.63 mi2.63 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.6, and 38.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leeds it was 45.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.19 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 8.5 | −5.1 |
| Sixth form college | 49.2 | +5.1 |
| Further education | 31.7 | +4.6 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −1.8 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 | −0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | −1.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Mount St Mary's Catholic High School on 25 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective May 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 91
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 55% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied