Roundhay School

Roundhay School has been inspected for the first time since November 2020 and continues to demonstrate outstanding performance across all areas. The school has a commendable focus on high-quality education, characterized by exceptional support for pupils and an environment where they thrive both academically and personally. The school's commitment to inclusive education is evident, with strong advocates for pupils with specific needs and a robust personal development programme that encourages respect and understanding within its diverse community.

Strengths

• Exceptional support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• High levels of pupil engagement and attendance.
• Outstanding personal development programme that promotes respect and understanding.
• High-quality teaching and curriculum design from Reception through Year 13.
• Effective behaviour management and a clear 'Kindness Charter'.
• Extensive extra-curricular opportunities with high participation rates.

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 Roundhay School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 16.0% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Roundhay 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 Roundhay School had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.5% 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, 9.4% of pupils at Roundhay School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.9% 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 Roundhay School received £7,805 and spent £7,625 for each of its 2,555 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,516,000 (£593 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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What is Roundhay School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Roundhay School is Outstanding, from an inspection in February 2024.

When was Roundhay School last inspected by Ofsted?

Roundhay School was last inspected in February 2024.

How many pupils does Roundhay School have?

Roundhay School has 2,554 pupils on roll.

What age range does Roundhay School cover?

Roundhay School for pupils aged 4 to 18.

What are Roundhay School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 56.4, and 65% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are Roundhay School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Roundhay School?

Roundhay School is at Gledhow Lane, Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS8 1ND.