What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Children across south Leeds were informed of their secondary school place earlier this month, with a record 8,230 of pupils offered their first preference school, up from 7,825 last year. Leeds City Council made a total of 9,877 place offers for September 2023; a decrease of 15 from the offers
The deadline to apply for a Leeds primary school place (reception) for September 2022 is next Saturday (15 January 2022). Families are advised to use all five of their preferences to give their child the best chance of being allocated a place at a preferred school. Using less than five
Families with children in Year 6 need to apply for a place in a secondary school for next September, the deadline for applications is 31 October 2021. To help families choose the right school our local secondary schools are holding open day events over the coming weeks: Cockburn John Charles
People in Leeds will be able to share their views on Leeds City Council’s proposals to change the admissions policy for applications for community and voluntary controlled schools for the academic year 2020/21, as part of a new consultation launching this week. The consultation seeks views on the proposed admissions
Wednesday (4 October 2017) will see the first ever Open Evening for Cockburn John Charles Academy. Previously The South Leeds Academy, the school is now part of the Cockburn Multi Academy Trust, led by Executive Headteacher David Gurney who said: “My vision is for there to be two outstanding schools
A new type of technical school that equips South Leeds teenagers with the skills employers need is holding an open evening for prospective students next week. UTC Leeds, on Sayner Road, in Hunslet, (part of the Braime factory site) specialises in advanced engineering and recruits students from the age of
Cockburn School (Specialist Status in Performing Arts) offers unique opportunities in the Performing Arts for 2018 admissions Cockburn School are encouraging children with creative talents to make it their number one choice as they apply for secondary school places. Cockburn School are delivering a new specialist programme for pupils who
Are you the parent of a year 6 pupil? Don’t forget that the deadline for you to apply for a secondary school place for September 2017 is midnight on Monday 31 October. Go to www.leeds.gov.uk/schooladmisisons and click on secondary admissions. Leeds City Council have also produced a video on secondary
Families with children who are due to start primary school in September 2015 are being reminded they have until Thursday 15 January 2015 to apply for their preferred schools. Previous years have shown that those who apply late have a 30% less chance of getting a preferred school place, which
Executive Prinicpal John Townsley told a meeting of parents last night (11 March 2014) that the Ruth Gorse Academy will definitely be opening in September this year and encouraged them to apply now for places. The newly appointed Principal Designate, Rebekah Taylor, was introduced and the school uniform was