Schools in Leeds

261 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Leeds

Primary

Offered their first choice 92.4%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 87.3% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.5%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 8,039
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 92.4% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.5% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 5.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 87.3%.

The council's primary schools between them had 10,125 places for 8,039 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 83.2%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 83.7% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 93.6%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 9,313
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 83.2% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 93.6% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 83.7%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 10,015 places for 9,313 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Leeds lodged 856 appeals about a school place.

640 of them were heard by a panel and 118 succeeded, which is about 18 in every 100 heard.

The other 216 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

All Through

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Carr Manor Community School Leeds	1.45	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown Leeds	2.70	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Roundhay School Leeds	1.91	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Temple Learning Academy Leeds	0.41	-	Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Leeds by first preferences per place
Schools in BD4 (14)
Schools in LS10 (15)
Schools in LS11 (13)
Schools in LS12 (12)
Schools in LS13 (12)
Schools in LS14 (13)
Schools in LS15 (13)
Schools in LS16 (13)
Schools in LS17 (19)
Schools in LS18 (8)
Schools in LS19 (7)
Schools in LS20 (4)
Schools in LS21 (7)
Schools in LS22 (7)
Schools in LS23 (6)
Schools in LS25 (17)
Schools in LS26 (10)
Schools in LS27 (11)
Schools in LS28 (16)
Schools in LS29 (9)
Schools in LS4 (4)
Schools in LS6 (8)
Schools in LS7 (8)
Schools in LS8 (10)
What data we hold