Lawnswood SchoolRalph Thoresby School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leeds.

Summary of the comparison

Lawnswood School and Ralph Thoresby School are secondary schools in Leeds.

  • Lawnswood School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Ralph Thoresby School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lawnswood School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lawnswood School was judged Good and Ralph Thoresby School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.3 for Lawnswood School and 39.7 for Ralph Thoresby School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Lawnswood School (42.7 in 2021-22, 42.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Ralph Thoresby School (46.1 in 2021-22, 39.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lawnswood School versus Ralph Thoresby School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LeedsLawnswood SchoolLeedsRalph Thoresby SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking32nd of 44 in Leeds Stronger figure33rd of 44 in Leeds
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Foundation school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,396 1,004
Capacity1,669 1,037
LocationLeeds, LS16 5AG Leeds, LS16 7RX
GCSE results
Attainment 842.3 Stronger figure39.7 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths40.2% Stronger figure35.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths56.7% Stronger figure56.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc18.0% 41.4% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.67 Stronger figure3.50 4.09
Cohort261 174
A-level results
A-level entries43 41
A-level average points30.9 35.9 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC B-
Best 3 A-levels points32.0 42.1 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects0.0% 50.0% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,396 1,004
Free school meals (ever 6)44.1% 33.9%
English as an additional language36.8% 14.8%
SEN support13.5% 14.4%
SEN with an EHC plan0.4% 1.3%
Attendance
Overall absence11.5% Stronger figure11.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence33.1% 32.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Lawnswood School

Ralph Thoresby School

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