Dixons Trinity Chapeltown
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Dixons Trinity Chapeltown is a free school in Leeds for boys and girls aged 4 to 16. It has 960 pupils and room for 980. About 48 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 73 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 96% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2021.
Leopold Street, Chapeltown, Leeds, LS7 4AW0113 512 5510dixonstc.comMrs Pippa Sadgrove headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 3 November 2021, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
109 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 109 | 110 | 109 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 46.6 | 47.8 | 48.6 | 45.8 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | +0.52 | +0.73 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 39% | 46% | 50% | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 68% | 68% | 66% | 65% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 4.35 | 4.50 | 4.52 | 4.12 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 89% | 89% | 88% | 50% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 41.7 | 46.4 | 44.8 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 51.6 | 49.5 | 51.3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 33.7 | 33.9 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 62.1 | 71.7 | – | – |
Subjects
Results came out for 15 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Computer Science (28% here, 56% across England), Biology (57% here, 82% across England), Physics (59% here, 82% across England), Chemistry (62% here, 81% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 109 | 20% | 49% | 65% | 54% | 1,883 of 3,210 |
| English Literature | 108 | 33% | 65% | 75% | 58% | 918 of 3,202 |
| Mathematics | 108 | 14% | 44% | 70% | 53% | 2,128 of 3,211 |
| Religious Studies | 106 | 43% | 66% | 80% | 60% | 769 of 1,825 |
| French | 99 | 26% | 64% | 73% | 60% | 953 of 1,974 |
| Combined Science | 79 | 8% | 25% | 56% | 36% | 2,237 of 3,084 |
| Geography | 78 | 9% | 33% | 49% | 51% | 2,482 of 3,116 |
| Art and Design | 41 | 7% | 49% | 71% | 58% | 1,901 of 2,818 |
| Biology | 30 | 23% | 57% | 80% | 82% | 2,295 of 2,570 |
| Chemistry | 29 | 28% | 62% | 79% | 81% | 2,148 of 2,537 |
| Computer Science | 29 | 14% | 28% | 41% | 56% | 1,638 of 1,861 |
| Physics | 29 | 17% | 59% | 79% | 82% | 2,248 of 2,546 |
| History | 26 | 27% | 46% | 58% | 52% | 1,846 of 3,126 |
| Physical Education | 15 | 13% | 53% | 80% | 56% | – |
| Music | 10 | 0% | 10% | 10% | 61% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
58 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 58 | 31 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 55% | 64% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.5 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 100.0 | 101.0 | 104.8 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 102.0 | 106.0 | 105.5 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 72% | 84% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 53% | 68% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 76% | 74% | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 33% | 47% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 76% | 67% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
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. 4 of the 7 gaps are 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
At the end of primary school, 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 school is full. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place. Pupil numbers have grown by 38% since 2021/22, so places are getting harder to come by.
How places were given out for September 2026.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 27.5 pupils (England 26.2); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 29.6 (England 28.2).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (69), language and communications needs (62), Moderate learning difficulty (22), Autistic spectrum disorder (13), Specific learning difficulty (10), Hearing impairment (5).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 960 | 977 | 959 | 886 | 709 | 530 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 48% | 45% | 43% | 40% | 39% | 39% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 31% | 29% | 30% | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% | 17% | 19% | 12% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.6% 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 | 8.4% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 6.6% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 2.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 0.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 25.4% | 22.6% | 26.0% | 18.8% | 8.7% | 8.6% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 57.0 | 71.6 | 43.9 | 27.4 | 4.5 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 109 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 93%, compared with 90% for everyone else.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 10 m | 207 | Good 2023 | 37 | Compare |
| Hillcrest Academy | Academy | 540 m | 465 | Report card 2026 | 53 | Compare |
| Little London Academy | Academy | 560 m | 431 | Requires improvement 2022 | 26 | Compare |
| Bankside Primary School | Foundation | 790 m | 676 | No overall grade 2025 | 1 | Compare |
| West Oaks School | Council | 880 m | 503 | Outstanding 2022 | – | Compare |
| Shakespeare Primary School | Council | 910 m | 732 | Good 2024 | 38 | Compare |
| Leeds College of Building | Further education | 0.6 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bracken Edge Primary School | Council | 0.6 miles | 362 | Good 2023 | 17 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Dixons Trinity Chapeltown with the 50 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 50 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Dixons Trinity Chapeltown, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Academy Cathedral | Academy | 9.9 miles | 1,028 | Outstanding 2022 | 81 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 73 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 73% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 64 to 79. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | in line | -0.05 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 109 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 15% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | well above | +0.27 | Ofsted grade, 4.9 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | above | +0.11 | DfE progress measure; 109 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well below | -0.12 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | below | -0.04 | 2024/25; 988 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | well above | +0.22 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 109 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | in line | -0.02 | 109 pupils |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Dixons Trinity Chapeltown a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Dixons Trinity Chapeltown scores 73 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 96% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 64 to 79, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Dixons Trinity Chapeltown's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dixons Trinity Chapeltown outstanding at its last full inspection on 3 November 2021. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How good are Dixons Trinity Chapeltown's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 39% 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 46.6, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade ahead of children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How good are Dixons Trinity Chapeltown's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 52% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Dixons Trinity Chapeltown have?
960 pupils aged 4 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 980 places, so it is 98% full.
Is Dixons Trinity Chapeltown oversubscribed?
Probably. The school was full in 2024/25. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.
What is attendance like at Dixons Trinity Chapeltown?
Pupils were in school 91.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 25% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Dixons Trinity Chapeltown?
The average class had 27.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 20% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Dixons Trinity Chapeltown have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
Does Dixons Trinity Chapeltown have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship; 92% of 2022/23 leavers were still in education, work or training six months on.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Leopold Street, Chapeltown, Leeds, LS7 4AW
- Telephone
- 0113 512 5510
- Website
- www.dixonstc.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Pippa Sadgrove
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Free school (Free schools, free schools)
- Phase
- All-through school, ages 4-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Dixons Academies Trust (21 schools)
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward
- Chapel Allerton
- Constituency
- Leeds North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2017
- URN
- 144743 · LAESTAB 3834075 · UKPRN 10065006
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- 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.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- 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.