Guiseley School is a state-funded secondary school in Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,431 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,450.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (6 Nov 2024). The published Attainment 8 score was 49.6 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was C+ for 2024/25. Admissions data records 221 first-preference applications and 227 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 6 Nov 2024 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Ungraded inspection · 6 Nov 2024: Standards maintained
Published 21 Oct 2019.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Leeds |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 227 |
| First-preference applications | 221 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 868 |
| First-preference offers | 196 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 49.6 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 73.9% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 52.3% |
| EBacc entry | 32.4% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 24.3% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 20.7% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.4 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.44 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 35.72 |
| Value added | -0.35 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.47 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | -0.24 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 17.6% |
| Pupils | 132 |
| Average grade | C+ |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | B- |
| Published progress band | Below average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 59.2% |
| Sixth-form college | 0.9% |
| Further education college | 24.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6% |
| Employment | 2.8% |
| Not sustained | 3.7% |
| Unknown | 3.2% |
Cohort: 218 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 93.1%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 49.2% |
| Further education | 1.7% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% |
| Employment | 33.1% |
| Not sustained | 8.5% |
| Unknown | 1.7% |
Cohort: 118 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 89.8%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
15.8 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.77% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 2.27% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 85.6% |
| White other | 2% |
| Mixed | 4.6% |
| Asian | 6% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Other | 0.7% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
91% would recommend this school
383 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 91% |
| Feels safe | 95% |
| Well behaved pupils | 91% |
| Bullying dealt with | 21% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 86% |
| Concerns dealt with | 64% |
| SEND support | 70% |
| High expectations | 91% |
| Child does well | 86% |
| Progress updates | 87% |
| Subject range | 96% |
| Clubs & activities | 97% |
| Personal development | 87% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:30 – 15:00 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-19; confirm current arrangements.
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