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Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College

Secondary · Otley · LS21 2BB

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Outstanding

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 5 November 2024

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At a glance

1,641 pupils · 102% of 1,606 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
15.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.princehenrys.co.uk/
URN
137704

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 304 families named it first for 249 Year 7 places, 1.22 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 2.062 miles; distance decided places in 7 of the 12 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2014 to 2026. At its inspection on 5 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.22 first-choice applications per place

249 places offered · 304 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 2.062 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 2.062 miles

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

252 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
54.6
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
81.7%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
61.9%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
5
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) B
39.6
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school54.6
Median of its 12 closest peers49.7
Leeds average46.4
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Lift GreenswardHockley · 187 miles awayGood49.4
Horsforth SchoolLeeds · 5 miles awayGood57.3
Ripley St Thomas Church of England AcademyLancaster · 46 miles awayOutstanding50.7
Ashby SchoolAshby-De-La-Zouch · 81 miles awayGood48.1
Waltham Toll Bar AcademyGrimsby · 71 miles awayGood45.8
St Martin's School BrentwoodBrentwood · 180 miles awayGood45.9
The Arthur Terry SchoolSutton Coldfield · 92 miles awayGood55.4
Harris Academy BillericayBillericay · 181 miles awayGood50
Sponne SchoolTowcester · 126 miles awayGood52
Bullers Wood SchoolChislehurst · 188 miles awayGood56.3
Plymstock SchoolPlymouth · 265 miles awayGood47.3
Little Heath SchoolReading · 172 miles awayGood48.2

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 86% (Leeds 57%, England 59%) · Any other White background 4% (Leeds 5%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Leeds 3%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 2% (Leeds 3%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Leeds 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Leeds 7%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Leeds 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Leeds 2%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Leeds 1%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Leeds 8%, England 5%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

6.23 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Leeds: 21.53 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% moved to another state school · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

64.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £56,178; 7.1% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,281
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (6%) · supplies and services 15% (11%) · educational supplies 11% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 5% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £1,371,000; in-year balance +£699,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
96%
Continuing in education
90%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
1%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
54%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
16%
Any sustained destination
84%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher35.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work36.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier83.8%62.3%
Social housing8%17.1%
Privately rented8.2%20.5%
Detached houses28.7%22.9%
Flats3.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms24.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van9.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01011583 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£310,000240 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£235,000–£406,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (53)£500,000
Semi-detached (69)£290,000
Terraced (75)£285,000
Flat (43)£187,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Year 7 cutoff distance (3.32 km, 2026 entry): 566 sales, median £293,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
11an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
9an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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