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The Grammar School at Leeds

Alwoodley Gates
Harrogate Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS17 8GS

T: +44 (0)113 229 1552

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ISC ID: 84761


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Head

Mr Michael Hall (Principal)

Boys - age range:

Day: 2 to 18

Girls - age range:

Day: 2 to 18

Size

2072 pupils

The Grammar School at Leeds case studies (10)

Inspiring the future

Partners

  • The Grammar School at Leeds
  • Richmond House School
  • Westville House School
  • Addingham Primary School
  • Adel Primary School
  • All Saints' Ilkley C of E Primary School
  • Allerton C of E Primary School
  • Alwoodley Primary School
  • Ashlands Primary School
  • Askwith Primary School
  • Austhorpe Primary School
  • Beechwood Primary School
  • Beeston Primary School
  • Beeston St Francis of Assisi Primary School
  • Birchfield Primary School
  • Bramhope Primary School
  • Burley Oaks Primary School
  • Calverley C of E Primary School
  • Chapel Allerton Primary School
  • Churwell Primary School
  • Colton Primary School
  • Co-op Academies Trust
  • Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings' C of E School
  • Cookridge Holy Trinity C of E Primary School
  • Coppice Valley Primary School
  • Crossley Street Primary School
  • Deighton Gates Primary School
  • Ebor Academy Trust
  • Farsley Springbank Primary School
  • Fieldhead Carr Primary School
  • Gledhow Primary School
  • Grange Farm Primary School
  • Green Lane Primary Academy
  • Greenhill Primary School
  • Hampsthwaite C of E Primary School
  • Harewood Church of England Primary School
  • Hillcrest Academy
  • Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy
  • Holy Trinity C of E Primary School
  • Horsforth Newlaithes Primary
  • Hunslet Moor Primary School
  • Iveson Primary School
  • Ingram Road Primary School
  • Ireland Wood Primary School
  • Kerr Mackie Primary School
  • Kippax North Primary
  • Kirk Fenton Primary
  • Kirkstall St Stephen's C of E Primary School
  • Kirkstall Valley Primary School
  • Manor Wood Primary School
  • Manston Primary School
  • Meanwood C of E Primary School
  • Menston Primary School
  • Monk Fryston Primary
  • New Bewerley Community School
  • Newlands Primary School
  • Oatlands Junior School
  • Otley All Saints C of E Primary School
  • Oulton Primary School
  • Pannal Primary School
  • Pool in Wharfedale Primary
  • Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School
  • Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School
  • Quarry Mount School
  • Reading Roots, Wetherby, Leeds
  • Rawdon St Peters School
  • Richard Taylor Primary School
  • Rossett Acre Primary School
  • Rothwell Primary School
  • Sacred Heart Leeds
  • Saltergate Schools
  • Saxton C of E Primary School
  • Scotton Lingerfield Primary School
  • Seacroft Grange Primary School
  • Shadwell Primary School
  • Shire Oak Primary
  • St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
  • Spring Bank Primary
  • St Anthony's Primary
  • St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
  • St Chad's C of E Primary
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School
  • St Mary's C of E Primary School, Boston Spa
  • St Mary's Horsforth Catholic Voluntary Academy
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
  • St Peter's C of E Primary School
  • St Robert's Catholic Primary
  • St Theresa's CPS
  • Swarcliffe Primary School
  • Talbot Primary School
  • The Fellowship of All Saints, Kirkby Overblow and North Rigton Primary Schools
  • Thorner's C of E Primary School
  • Weetwood Primary School
  • Western Primary School
  • Wigton Moor Primary School
  • Willow Tree Community Primary School
  • Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust
  • The Little Bookshop, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
  • Colin Wright
  • Dermot O’Leary
  • Dr Robin Hayward
  • Katherine Rundell
  • Rob Bradley
  • Claire Culliford
  • Jeffrey Boakye
  • Cressida Cowell
  • Marty Jopson
  • Royal National Children’s Springboard Foundation
  • Old Gipton Fire Station
  • Authors Abroad
  • Academic
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Supporting the Arts and Humanities

Partners

  • The Grammar School at Leeds
  • Richmond House School
  • Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School
  • Westville House School
  • Addingham Primary School
  • Adel Primary School
  • Ashfield Primary School
  • Askwith Primary School
  • Chapel Allerton Primary School
  • Co-op Academies Trust
  • Crossley Street Primary School
  • Gledhow Primary School
  • Holy Name Primary School
  • Manor Wood Primary School
  • Manston Primary School
  • Meanwood Primary School
  • Monk Fryston C of E Primary School
  • Rossett Acre Primary School
  • Shire Oak Primary School
  • St Chad's Primary School
  • St Margaret's Primary School
  • St Nicholas Primary School
  • St Peter's C of E Primary School
  • Yeadon Westfield Junior School
  • Talbot Primary School
  • The Little Bookshop
  • Milim
  • Leeds Lit Fest
  • City of Leeds Youth Orchestra
  • Yorkshire Schools Dance Festival
  • Leeds Civic Trust
  • Leeds Piano Competition
  • Performing Arts And Music
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GSAL Futures Conference

Partners

  • The Grammar School at Leeds
  • Mount St Mary’s Catholic High School
  • Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
  • Leeds East Academy
  • Trinity Academy
  • West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce
  • ActualPixels videography
  • Dozens of alumni and parents representing a significant number of organisations from across the UK and beyond
  • Academic
  • Career Guidance
  • Higher Education Application
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Student Volunteering with Partner Schools and Organisations

Partners

  • The Grammar School at Leeds
  • Parklands Primary School
  • Marjorie & Arnold Ziff Community Centre
  • Moor Allerton Elderly Care
  • Blenheim Primary School
  • Headingley Care Home
  • Manor Wood Primary School
  • Leeds East Academy
  • Woodlesford Primary School, Leeds
  • Riverside Primary School, Tadcaster
  • Ruth Gorse Academy
  • Inspire Volunteering
  • Leeds Community Foundation
  • Royal National Children’s Springboard Foundation
  • Zero Waste Leeds
  • Community Work Fundraising
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Sharing resources, facilities and expertise

Partners

  • The Grammar School at Leeds
  • The Froebelian School
  • Adel Primary School
  • Allerton C of E Primary School
  • Alwoodley Primary School
  • Ashfield Primary School
  • Austhorpe Primary School
  • Bardsey Primary School
  • Birtswith Primary School
  • Burley Oaks Primary School
  • Cawood C of E Primary School
  • Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
  • Crossley Street Primary School
  • Deighton Gates Primary School
  • Five Lanes Primary School
  • Highfield Primary School
  • Holy Name Catholic Primary School
  • Horsforth Featherbank Primary School
  • Hovingham Primary School
  • Immaculate Heart St Mary Primary School
  • Kerr Mackie Primary School
  • Knaresborough St Johns Primary School
  • Lawns Park Primary School
  • Manor Wood Primary School
  • Manston Primary School
  • Moortown Primary School
  • Morley Newlands School
  • Oatlands Junior School
  • Pool in Wharfedale CE Primary School
  • Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School
  • Richard Taylor CE Primary School
  • Rothwell Primary School
  • Seacroft Grange Primary School
  • Shakespeare Primary School
  • Shire Oak Primary School
  • St John's Primary School
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
  • St Margaret’s C of E Primary School
  • St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
  • St Robert's Primary School
  • Swarcliffe Primary School
  • Tranmere Park Primary School
  • Victoria Primary Academy
  • Weetwood Primary School
  • Western Primary School
  • Westgate Primary School
  • Leeds Rhinos Foundation
  • Community Work Fundraising
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MathsWorld

Partners

  • The Grammar School at Leeds
  • The Froebelian School
  • Belmont Grosvenor School
  • Richmond House School
  • Brackenfield School
  • Westville House School
  • Adel Primary School
  • All Saints C of E Primary School
  • Allerton C of E Primary School
  • Alwoodley Primary School
  • Beeston Hill St. Luke’s C of E School
  • Beeston Primary School
  • Cookridge Holy Trinity C of E Primary School
  • Chapel Allerton Primary School
  • Farsley Farfield Primary School
  • Goldsborough C of E Primary School
  • Harehills Primary School
  • Harewood C of E Primary School
  • Hillcrest Academy
  • Hunslet Carr Primary School
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Primary School
  • Ireland Wood Primary School
  • Kerr Mackie Primary School
  • Kirkstall St. Stephen’s Primary School
  • Little London Community Primary School
  • Meanwood CE Primary School
  • Moortown Primary School
  • Primrose Lane Primary School
  • St. Chad’s C of E Primary School
  • Thorner C of E Primary School
  • St Joseph’s Primary School
  • St Margaret’s C of E Primary School
  • Talbot Primary School
  • West End Primary School
  • MathsWorld
  • MathsCity
  • Academic
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Mount St Mary’s (MSM) Catholic High School, Leeds

Partners

  • The Grammar School at Leeds
  • Mount St Mary’s Catholic High School
  • Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
  • Leeds East Academy
  • Trinity Academy
  • Academic
  • Career Guidance
  • Higher Education Application
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Child Friendly Leeds (CFL)

Partners

  • The Grammar School at Leeds
  • Leeds Beckett University
  • Leeds Community Foundation
  • Child Friendly Leeds
  • Leeds City Museum
  • Otley Science Festival
  • Leeds Lit Fest
  • Milim Festival
  • Maths World
  • Leeds: city of maths
  • Zero Waste Leeds
  • Community Work Fundraising
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Leeds Beckett University (LBU)

Partners

  • The Grammar School at Leeds
  • Centre for Child and Adolescent Physical Literacy
  • Leeds Beckett University (LBU)
  • Innovate UK
  • Carnegie School of Sport
  • PADSIS: The Professional Association of Directors of Sport in Independent Schools
  • Academic
  • Community Work Fundraising
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Impact of partnership work done in 2025 (ISC annual Census 2026)

  • 210 state schools involved
  • 201-500 state school pupils involved
  • 300 staff hours given

Impact Statement

We have a very active partnership with Mount St Mary’s and run a variety of initiatives to provide enriching and aspirational activities. The most significant activity is a series of workshops for Y11 pupils who have the potential to attend university, and the life-changing opportunities that HE provides. Approximately 30 students attend every year, and the resources developed by our careers team are shared with teachers and careers advisors at all the schools in the partnership. Since September 2018, at least three attendees per year have joined our sixth form on significant bursaries. We also host Saturday revision classes, provide guest speakers and attend the schools’ careers fairs to enable students and their families to understand the opportunities available post-16. Of the 50+ students who took part in the Saturday revision classes, all saw an improvement by at least one grade between their mocks and GCSE results, with a significant number seeing an improvement of more than two grades. As the reputation of these activities grow students are increasingly asking to take part as they see their impact for themselves. All of the students who have joined our sixth form have progressed to university, with the majority being the first in their family to do so, over 90% have secured places at a Russell Group university including Cambridge University. We are a key supporter of the Child Friendly Leeds initiative with a particular emphasis on children and young people in care. Working with our partners Leeds City Museum, Otley Science Festival, Milim and Leeds Lit Festivals, and Maths City we run a number of events and activities. We provide local schools with access to our sporting facilities at cost during the summer holidays. This has enabled a number of local schools to host their sports days at GSAL and run intensive swimming courses for their pupils. This links with the government’s commitment to ensure that every child can swim 25m before leaving primary school. All our Year 12s do a minimum of 20 hours volunteering, with some as much as 100 over the year. 10% of our students also volunteer in their free time which usually involves supporting a number of local projects for example enhancing literacy and numeracy in primary schools and assisting individual pupils who need additional support. We have a long standing CCF partnership with a local C of E academy, Bishop Young Academy (BYA). The partnership began in 2009 and is one of the longest standing CCF partnerships in the country. At present approximately 20 students from BYA are able to access the varied training offered by the army and Royal Air Force sections of Leeds CCF and are fully integrated with students from GSAL. Being part of the CCF enables them to acquire transferable social and technical skills and gain new interests that stand them in good stead for the future. Our sister company, GSAL Transport, offers transport services to local schools at vastly reduced rates which has enabled pupils to visit and partake in a range of experiences that previously would have been cost-prohibitive. We also enable our partners such as Harewood House to use this service so they can enable more schools to benefit from their collections and resources.

Bursaries at The Grammar School at Leeds

The Grammar School at Leeds is committed to providing financial support for academically talented children from low-income backgrounds through means-tested bursaries. These bursaries are available to external pupils joining the school into Years 7 or 12.

Over 90 pupils receive assistance towards their fees ranging from 10-100% with over 40% receiving a full bursary. Bursaries are awarded on a sliding scale of household income and the maximum household income to qualify is £70,000 pa. Most families who apply for a bursary receive free school meals. To enable us to offer support to as many families as possible we are keen to receive applications from families who are seeking a partial bursary. Information and an application form can be found on the GSAL website. https://gsal.org.uk/bursaries-fees-assistance/.

Scholarships at The Grammar School at Leeds

We offer a limited number of academic scholarships for external candidates joining the school at Year 7 and sixth form.

https://gsal.org.uk/bursaries-fees-assistance

  • Sixth Form scholarships
  • Bursaries for new entrants
  • Hardship awards for existing pupils

Visit our website for more information