Guiseley School

Guiseley School has shown substantial improvement since the previous inspection, moving from requiring improvement to achieving a good overall effectiveness rating. The new headteacher and staff have made notable strides in enhancing pupil behavior and creating a positive learning environment. The school’s curriculum is generally well-planned, and most teachers effectively help students connect new learning with prior knowledge. However, there are still areas that need attention, including ensuring that pupils fully master content before moving on to new topics and improving attendance rates, especially among disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs.

Strengths

• Positive relationships between pupils and staff
• Effective training programs for teachers
• Strong support for vulnerable pupils
• Improvement in pupil attendance
• Ambitious academic curriculum in the sixth form
• Pupils engage actively in their learning
• Strong leadership from the headteacher and governors

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils moving on from topics before fully understanding them
• Attendance rates for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND still need improvement

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 Guiseley School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 17.2% 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, 2.7% of pupils at Guiseley 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 Guiseley School had 15.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.5% 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, 16.8% of pupils at Guiseley School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.6% 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 Guiseley School received £7,604 and spent £7,578 for each of its 1,431 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £325,000 (-£227 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 Guiseley School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Guiseley School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Guiseley School last inspected by Ofsted?

Guiseley School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Guiseley School have?

Guiseley School has 1,431 pupils on roll.

What age range does Guiseley School cover?

Guiseley School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Guiseley School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 53.0, and 62% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Guiseley School?

Guiseley School is at Fieldhead Road, Guiseley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS20 8DT.