Roundhay School
All-through · Community school · Ages 4–18 · Leeds
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.646 miles
Last place: In defined catchment area · Published by Leeds City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: 0.979 mi · last place: Catchment priority only
This distance applies only to children in the “In defined catchment area” priority. The last place went to that group, so no child in a lower priority got a place, however close they lived.
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Roundhay School is an all-through school in Leeds for ages 4–18 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 28 November 2023. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2011 to 2026 entry.
Roundhay School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.646 mi |
| Year 7 2026 | 0.979 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 20 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.646 miles away, for children in the priority area, which was further out than in 2025.
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.979 miles away, for children in the priority area.
- Reception 2026 had 136 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families, and 78 first-choice families were not offered a place.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Leeds schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Gledhow Lane, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 1ND
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 2,554 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 28 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive academically, and personally, at Roundhay School.”
- “Staff know each pupil individually.”
- “They work tirelessly to provide exceptional support, including acting as strong advocates for pupils and their families with outside agencies.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 February 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 83% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 67% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 136 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 444 first-preference applications, 232 offers in total, 228 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Leeds.
- Al Kauthar Girls Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- John Jamieson School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Leeds Menorah School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Dixons Trinity Chapeltown 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Carr Manor Community School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West Oaks School 1.7 mi School remains Outstanding
- Penny Field School 1.9 mi Good
- The Pivot Academy LS East 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade