Carr Manor Community School

Carr Manor Community School is an all-through foundation school serving pupils from age 2 to 19, with an on-site specially resourced SEND provision for pupils with autism and responsibility for alternative provision at Restore. Inspectors found it to be an exceptional school where staff, pupils and parents feel part of a strong community. Academic achievement is high, the curriculum is rich and broad, and pupils including those with SEND are highly engaged, knowledgeable and successful learners. The school's personal development offer is excellent, with pupils benefiting from drama, trips, residentials, leadership roles and strong careers education. Behaviour is calm and purposeful, attendance is high, and pupils show remarkable respect and enthusiasm. Reading is prioritised, pastoral care through regular coaching check-ins is highly valued, and pupils are well prepared to stay safe and contribute positively to society. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. Leadership is strong, with leaders, governors and staff demonstrating integrity and moral purpose. The school knows its community well, engages parents effectively and is developing a community hub. The alternative provision, Restore, is of exceptionally high quality, with personalised support that helps pupils succeed and stay safe. No areas for improvement were identified in the report.

Strengths

• Rich, broad and deep curriculum that builds knowledge from early years onwards
• High achievement for pupils, including those with SEND
• Exceptional personal development and a wide range of enrichment opportunities
• Outstanding behaviour and a calm, purposeful learning environment
• Strong reading culture with effective support for pupils who find reading hard
• Highly valued pastoral care through regular coaching check-ins
• Impressive inclusive SEND provision and on-site specialist support
• Excellent careers education that raises pupils' aspirations from an early age
• Strong community engagement, parent involvement and an emerging community hub
• Effective safeguarding arrangements and a positive safeguarding culture
• Leaders and governors demonstrate integrity, moral purpose and strong oversight
• Exceptional alternative provision at Restore with personalised curriculum and pastoral care

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Carr Manor Community School attended 91.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 19.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Carr Manor Community School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Carr Manor Community School had 17.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 22.6% of pupils at Carr Manor Community School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Carr Manor Community School received £10,000 and spent £9,678 for each of its 1,543 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £683,000 (£443 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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Carr Manor Community School is part of Leeds Learning Alliance, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Bankside Primary School Leeds
• Wetherby High School Wetherby

What is Carr Manor Community School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Carr Manor Community School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Carr Manor Community School last inspected by Ofsted?

Carr Manor Community School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Carr Manor Community School have?

Carr Manor Community School has 1,541 pupils on roll.

What age range does Carr Manor Community School cover?

Carr Manor Community School for pupils aged 2 to 19.

What are Carr Manor Community School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 51.1, and 58% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are Carr Manor Community School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Carr Manor Community School?

Carr Manor Community School is at Carr Manor Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 5DJ.