Allerton High School

The school’s mission is to ‘enable young people to achieve success’ by fostering a supportive, inclusive, and ambitious environment. It emphasizes core values including hard work, kindness, perseverance, aspiration, service to others, courtesy, honesty, and tolerance. The school encourages students to ‘Be Kind, Work Hard, Challenge Yourself’ to prepare them for the challenges of an ever-changing world.

The school follows the National Curriculum, offering a broad range of academic, practical, and vocational courses across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5. Key Stage 3 includes core subjects like English, Maths, and Science, alongside a choice of Spanish, French, or Panjabi, and creative subjects such as Technology, Drama, and Music. Key Stage 4 offers GCSEs in core subjects and a variety of options including Media, Sociology, Business, and Psychology, while the Post-16 curriculum provides A Level, vocational, and technical qualifications, including the Extended Project Qualification.

Allerton High School has a history of outstanding academic outcomes, with students consistently achieving results in the top 5% nationally for GCSE and A Level progress. Inspectors have judged the school to be outstanding, noting that pupils make sustained progress across the curriculum and reach high standards. The school is recognized for its effective leadership and the high expectations teachers hold for student achievement.

The school provides a dedicated SEND team led by a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) to support students with identified needs. Support includes targeted small-group work for literacy and numeracy, 1-1 handwriting workshops, and personalized intervention programmes. The school also utilizes a Thrive referral process to manage student wellbeing and support requirements.

Allerton High School is a community school with an admission authority managed by Leeds City Council. The Published Admission Number (PAN) for Year 7 is 280, and applications must be submitted through the local authority's online portal by the national deadline of 31 October. In-year applications for all year groups are coordinated through the Leeds scheme, and the school provides a right of appeal for unsuccessful applicants.

The school follows the term dates set by Leeds City Council, operating across Autumn, Spring, and Summer terms. The 2025-2026 academic year runs from 1 September 2025 to 21 July 2026, with specific closures for training days and holidays. The school calendar includes various events such as career networking, Duke of Edinburgh expeditions, and subject-specific trips.

The school is housed in a state-of-the-art building equipped with modern ICT resources and flexible learning spaces. Facilities include a Learning Resource Centre (school library) that provides access to digital resources like Accelerated Reader and an E-Library. The premises are available for hire by the community outside of school hours through the Leeds School Lettings Service.

Students have access to a wide range of extra-curricular activities designed to broaden their experiences, including sports teams, music, drama, and art. The school facilitates participation in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, curriculum enrichment days, and various educational visits, such as art and photography trips to London and biology field trips. Additionally, students can engage in leadership opportunities and community-focused events like the Maecare Tea Dance.