These are some of the very best schools and colleges within Leeds, according to the education watchdog Ofsted.
Ofsted inspectors make graded judgements on a number of areas which include the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership at the school.
Schools are graded on a four-point scale, from grade 1 (outstanding), 2 (good), 3 (requires improvement) and 4 (inadequate). To achieve an 'outstanding' grade, a school will need to be given a Grade 1 for most categories. It means the school has convinced inspectors that they are providing the highest standards of education. Safeguarding must also be effective.
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The following schools, children's centres and colleges across Leeds are currently judged to be outstanding by Ofsted. See the full list below.
Allerton High School
Category: Secondary
King Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 7AG
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 22 January 2019
Alwoodley Primary School
Category: Primary
Cranmer Rise, Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 5HX
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 17 July 2013
Beechwood Primary School
Category: Primary
Kentmere Avenue, Seacroft, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS14 6QB
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 05 May 2015
Beecroft Primary School
Category: Primary
Eden Way, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS4 2TF
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 14 October 2011
Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Category: Primary
Beeston Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 8ND
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 12 May 2011
Blenheim Primary School
Category: Primary
Lofthouse Place, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9EX
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 30 January 2023
Boston Spa Academy
Category: Secondary
Clifford Moor Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6RW
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 20 March 2023
Chapeltown Children's Centre
Category: Children's centres
62 Leopold Street, Chapeltown, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 4AW
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 13 April 2011
Cockburn School
Category: Secondary
Parkside, Gipsy Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 5TT
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 29 April 2022
Crossley Street Primary School
Category: Primary
Crossley Street, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 6RT
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 14 January 2013
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown
Category: Other schools
Leopold Street, Chapeltown, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 4AW
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 17 January 2022
Elliott Hudson College
Category: 16-19 academy
The White Rose Office Park, Millshaw Park Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 0LT
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 15 December 2020
Garforth Academy
Category: Secondary
Lidgett Lane, Garforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 1LJ
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 23 December 2013
Highfield Primary School
Category: Primary
Sandringham Green, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 8DJ
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 06 December 2011
Hillcrest Academy
Category: Primary
Cowper Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 4DR
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 28 June 2022
Horsforth Featherbank Primary School
Category: Primary
Featherbank Avenue, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 4QP
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 04 March 2013
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Category: Employer Provider
Leeds Dental Institute, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9LU
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 21 September 2022
Manor Wood Primary School
Category: Primary
Carr Manor Road, Moortown, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 5DJ
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 04 March 2019
Meanwood Church of England Primary School
Category: Primary
Green Road, Meanwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 4LD
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 27 June 2013
Moortown Primary School
Category: Primary
Shadwell Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 6DR
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 15 December 2011
Morley Newlands Academy
Category: Primary
Wide Lane, Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 8PG
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 19 February 2018
Morley Victoria Primary School
Category: Primary
Victoria Road, Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 9NW
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 12 May 2011
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Category: Other further education and skills
98 Chapeltown Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 4BH
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 17 December 2014
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College
Category: Sixth Form College
St Mark's Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9BL
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 10 May 2022
Parklands Primary School
Category: Primary
Dufton Approach, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS14 6ED
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 06 October 2017
Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School
Category: Primary
Royds Lane, Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 0BJ
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 09 May 2013
Roundhay School
Category: Other schools
Gledhow Lane, Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS8 1ND
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 11 December 2013
Seacroft Children's Centre
Category: Children's centres
South Parkway, Seacroft, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS14 6EP
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 14 October 2010
SLP College
Category: Dance and Drama Schools and Colleges
5 Chapel Lane, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1AG
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 03 May 2016
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Category: Primary
Crofters Lea, Off New Road, Yeadon, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS19 7HW
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 24 November 2020
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston
Category: Primary
Barkly Road, Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 7JS
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 26 October 2010
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby
Category: Primary
Barley Fields Road, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 6PR
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 19 November 2013
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Leeds
Category: Primary
Cromwell Street, Burmantofts, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7SG
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 14 January 2021
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Category: Secondary
Bradford Road, Menston, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 6AE
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 17 December 2014
Temple Newsam and Colton Children's Centre
Category: Children's centres
c/o Templenewsam Halton Primary School, Pinfold Lane, Halton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 7SY
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 24 June 2015
The Morley Academy
Category: Secondary
Fountain Street, Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 0PD
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 24 May 2013
The Ruth Gorse Academy
Category: Secondary
Black Bull Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 1HW
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 28 September 2017
West Oaks School
Category: Special School
Crowther Place, Leeds, LS6 2ST
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 06 July 2022
Wigton Moor Primary School
Category: Primary
Barfield Crescent, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 8RU
Rating: Outstanding
Latest report: 16 January 2020
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