The top-performing Leeds sixth forms and colleges for A-Level results ranked - including Allerton High School
The top-performing sixth forms and colleges in Leeds have been scored by their A-level results.
New data from the Department for Education, revealed the average grades earned by A-level students at English schools and sixth form colleges in the 2023-24 academic year.
Of the 24 institutions in Leeds where data was available, The Grammar School At Leeds had the best results, with an average score of 44.38 – equivalent to a B+ grade. This was higher than the average score across England of 35.55, which would earn a B-.
The next highest-performing sixth forms in Leeds are:
- Allerton High School, with a score of 41.58, worth a B.
- Horsforth School, with a score of 40.21, worth a B.
- Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College, with a score of 36.72, worth a B-.
- Woodkirk Academy, with a score of 36.23, worth a B-.
Nationally, the average A-level point score per entry was slightly higher than the year before (35.29), although the average grade has remained steady at a B-.
The gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged students remained broadly unchanged, while female students continue to achieve higher average scores than their male counterparts, following the trend of the last five years.
Facilitating A-Levels are ones that are most commonly needed for entry to leading universities. They are: biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, further mathematics, geography, history, English literature and classical or modern languages.