Benton Park School
Benton Park School is a converter academy in Leeds for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 1,516 pupils and room for 1,680. About 16 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2023.
Harrogate Road, Rawdon, Leeds, LS19 6LX0113 250 2330bentonpark.org.ukMr Nicholas Skilton headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 25 October 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Requires improvement overall.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
226 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of Benton Park School, the school this one replaced.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 226 | 225 | 226 | 238 | 209 | 225 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 45.7 | 46.8 | 45.4 | 46.7 | 48.0 | 47.3 | 45.8 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.15 | -0.25 | -0.43 | +0.05 | -0.08 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 44% | 47% | 46% | 54% | 42% | 47% | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 64% | 67% | 66% | 70% | 65% | 72% | 65% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.93 | 3.97 | 3.83 | 3.87 | 4.10 | 4.08 | 4.12 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 26% | 25% | 20% | 16% | 34% | 28% | 50% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 28.6 | 28.2 | 33.7 | 31.0 | 34.2 | 32.6 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 49.4 | 50.6 | 48.2 | 50.6 | 50.4 | 50.7 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 25.9 | 24.9 | 25.5 | 21.5 | 29.2 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 65.7 | 66.5 | 62.4 | 63.1 | 59.6 | – | – |
† These results are for Benton Park School, the school this one replaced in August 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
The last child to get a place lived 12.0 miles away in 2026, 10.1 miles away in 2025, 3.5 miles away in 2024. Those cut-offs are for children living outside the catchment area; every child inside it got a place. Brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups are placed first. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child in the catchment area who applied got a place. Outside the catchment, the last place went to a child living 12.0 miles away.
| Entry | Places | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Secondary | 285 | 300 | 12.0 miles (distance, outside the catchment area) | LA |
| 2025 Secondary | 274 | 300 | 10.1 miles (distance, outside the catchment area) | LA |
| 2024 Secondary | 300 | 300 | 3.5 miles (distance, outside the catchment area) | LA |
| 2023 Secondary | – | – | – | LA |
| 2022 Secondary | 300 | 300 | 3.3 miles (distance, outside the catchment area) | LA |
| 2021 Secondary | 300 | 300 | 2.8 miles (distance, outside the catchment area) | LA |
The distances are the council's own, usually measured in a straight line from home to the school gate. If the distance is getting shorter each year, the school is getting harder to get into. See which councils we have this data for.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (87), Specific learning difficulty (67), Autistic spectrum disorder (61), language and communications needs (35), Hearing impairment (6), Moderate learning difficulty (3).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.6% | 9.9% | 9.7% | 7.0% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.8% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 2.7% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.8% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 2.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 19.2% | 27.2% | 27.7% | 18.8% | 6.8% | 11.4% | 23.9% |
† These attendance figures are for Benton Park School, the school this one replaced in August 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guiseley School | Foundation | 1.7 miles | 1,431 | Good 2019 | 60 | Compare |
| Horsforth School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 1,837 | Good 2023 | 82 | Compare |
| Immanuel College | Academy | 2.1 miles | 1,732 | Good 2024 | 19 | Compare |
| St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy | 2.5 miles | 1,211 | No overall grade 2025 | 88 | Compare |
| Ralph Thoresby School | Foundation | 3.1 miles | 987 | Good 2023 | 19 | Compare |
| Leeds West Academy | Academy | 3.2 miles | 1,432 | Not inspected | 17 | Compare |
| Co-op Academy Priesthorpe | Academy | 3.2 miles | 1,013 | Good 2024 | 20 | Compare |
| Abbey Grange Church of England Academy | Academy | 3.5 miles | 1,576 | Report card 2026 | 88 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Benton Park School a good school?
Benton Park School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it requires improvement at its last inspection in October 2023.
What is Benton Park School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Benton Park School requires improvement at its last full inspection on 25 October 2023.
How good are Benton Park School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 44% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 45.7, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished a little behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Benton Park School have?
1,516 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,680 places, so it is 90% full.
Is Benton Park School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?
Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 12.0 miles away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.
What is attendance like at Benton Park School?
Pupils were in school 92.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 19% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Benton Park School?
The average class had 20.2 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 15% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Benton Park School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Harrogate Road, Rawdon, Leeds, LS19 6LX
- Telephone
- 0113 250 2330
- Website
- www.bentonpark.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas Skilton
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Moorlands Learning Trust (10 schools)
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward
- Guiseley & Rawdon
- Constituency
- Leeds North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 August 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151762 · LAESTAB 3834106 · UKPRN 10097849
- Formerly
- Benton Park School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Leeds council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.