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Benton Park School

Community school · Leeds · LS19 6LX

Ages 11–18 · 1,488 pupils · Leeds

Attainment 8

46.8

Overall absence

9.9%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.15
−20+2
Attainment 846.8
English & maths grade 5+47%
English & maths grade 4+67%
EBacc entry25%

EBacc APS: 4.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.2%
Unauthorised3.4%
Authorised absence
6.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.9%
Enrolments in measure
1,378

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

279

Places offered

298

1st-preference offers

262

Total preferences (any rank)
1,015
Preferred offers (top 3)
298
Applications from outside LA
378
Offers to outside-LA applicants
104
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill89%

1,488 pupils · 1,680 places

Pupils on roll
1,488
Boys / girls
752 / 736
School capacity
1,680
Capacity fill
1,488 / 1,680 (89%)
Free school meals
17.5%
FSM pupils
232
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Nicholas Skilton

Location

Address
Harrogate Road, Rawdon
Postcode
LS19 6LX
Town
Leeds
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Leeds
District
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds North West
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Leeds, Leeds, 1,488 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 17.5%.

Open schools in Leeds
261
Secondary schools in Leeds
32
Academies among open schools in Leeds
37% (96)
Open schools in LS19
8
Secondary in LS19
1
Open schools in Leeds LA
309
Secondary in Leeds LA
41

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LeedsNear LS19

  • Benton Park School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Leeds · LS19 6LX · Leeds

    Ages 11–18

    • FSM16.3%

    0.0 miles away

  • Guiseley School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Leeds · LS20 8DT · Leeds

    Ages 11–18

    • Att849.4
    • P8-0.0
    • EM5+52%
    • Absence7.8%

    1.7 miles away

  • Horsforth School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Leeds · LS18 5RF · Leeds

    Ages 11–18

    • Att855.8
    • P80.4
    • EM5+64%
    • Absence6.1%

    2.0 miles away

  • Immanuel College

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Bradford · BD10 9AQ · Bradford

    Ages 11–18

    • Att840.6
    • P8-0.6
    • EM5+29%
    • Absence13.1%

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Nicholas Skilton

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