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Benton Park School

Harrogate Road, Rawdon, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS19 6LX ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2023
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At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Leeds. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection of its predecessor school (October 2023). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 45.7 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 236 families put it first for 274 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
1,516
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Leeds
Academy trust
MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Nicholas Skilton
Opened
Aug 2025

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 25 Oct 2023Inspection of predecessor school
Requires improvementOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Sixth form
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 226 pupils

Attainment 8
45.7
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
44.2%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
64.2%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.15
2023/24 · CI -0.34 to 0.04
This school
45.7
Leeds
45.5
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 108083), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
274
1st preferences
236
All applications
827
1st prefs per place
0.86
Fewer first choices than places

235 of 236 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 100 offers went to families living in another council area.

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

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Pupils
1,516
Capacity
1,680
90% full
Girls / boys
50/50
Mixed
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