Lawnswood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 27 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Unique reference
- 108055
- Address
- Ring Road, West Park, LS16 5AG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1441 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 36.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.6%
- Persistent absence
- 28.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 35%
Pakistani 13.3%
Mixed 13.1%
Other Asian 11%
African 7.6%
Other 6.2%
Other White 5.6%
Indian 3.2%
Chinese 1.5%
Other Black 1.3%
Caribbean 1%
Unclassified 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.7
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.73
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Arabic | GCSE | 7 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 34 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 7 |
Biology | GCSE | 84 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 84 |
Chinese | GCSE | 5 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
English Language | GCSE | 256 |
Admissions
Lawnswood School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 266
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 123
- 2nd preference
- 141
- 3rd preference
- 87
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 123
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 15
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 268 141 127 |
Year 8 | 252 133 119 |
Year 9 | 269 144 125 |
Year 10 | 266 138 128 |
Year 11 | 270 125 145 |
Year 12 | 58 27 31 |
Year 13 | 58 22 36 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 90.0% 84.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 33.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 36.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 14.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 2.0% 3.7% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.3% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.8% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 79.0% 64.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 28.0% 18.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 21.0% 16.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 8.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.8% 1.7% |