Wetherby High School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–16 · Wetherby, Leeds
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
9.449 miles
Last place: Any other children · Published by Leeds City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wetherby High School is a secondary school in Wetherby, Leeds for ages 11–16 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2024. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2014 to 2026 entry.
Wetherby High 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 9.449 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 9.449 miles away, the longest of 24 Leeds secondary schools with a published last distance, this one included.
- The Year 7 last distance was about the same in 2026 as in 2025 and 2024, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- Year 7 2026 had 141 first-choice applications for 164 offers; 136 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 53% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Leeds.
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
- Hallfield Lane, Wetherby, LS22 6JS
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 828 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “This school places pupils at the centre of all its work.”
- “They understand pupils’ needs exceptionally well.”
- “As a result, pupils enjoy attending this happy and vibrant school.”
To improve
- “However, for some pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, this is not the case.”
- “Their persistent absence remains too high.”
- “This means that these pupils miss out on the rich experiences in school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 53% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 141 first-preference applications, 164 offers in total, 136 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leeds.
- Boston Spa Academy 2.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- John Smeaton Academy 8.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Allerton Grange School 8.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Leeds Jewish Free School 8.5 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Bishop Young Church of England Academy 8.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Leeds East Academy 8.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Allerton High School 8.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School 9.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published