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Mount St Mary's Catholic High School

Leeds, LS9 8LASecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Good
Mar 2025
Progress 8
+0.86
Well above average
−20+2
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
152 1st-choice / 180 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#147 of 3,141 nationally

About Mount St Mary's Catholic High School

Mount St Mary's Catholic High School in Leeds has been rated Outstanding in every category of its most recent Ofsted inspection, a significant upgrade from its previous Good rating. The inspection, which took place in March 2025, awarded top marks for quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management. But the most telling academic metric is the school's Progress 8 score of 0.86, which is classified as well above average. That figure places Mount St Mary's third out of 42 secondary schools in the Leeds local authority, putting it in the top five per cent nationally. To put that in context, the average Progress 8 score for Leeds secondary schools is 0.07, meaning pupils here make substantially more academic progress between age 11 and 16 than their peers across the city.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressEllerby Road, Leeds, Leeds, LS9 8LA
HeadteacherM Cooper
Local AuthorityLeeds
Number of Pupils940
Free School Meals (FSM)44.3%
School Capacity940 / 900 (104% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

25 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 6 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

12
Swimming PoolAstro TurfSports HallTheatreGymnasiumTennis CourtsSixth Form CentreICT SuiteLibraryDining HallArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

15

Sports

DanceBadmintonTennisSwimmingNetballHockeyAthletics

Clubs & Activities

DramaEco ClubDebateGardeningCodingChessBook ClubArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Mount St Mary's Catholic High School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.