Thousands of Leeds families are receiving their child’s primary school offer for September 2022 entry, with an increased number being offered their preferred primary school. Families are asked to name five preferred schools when applying for a place in reception, and the percentage of first preference offers made continues to rise. This year 91.2%…
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Young people in Leeds can take an important step towards a healthy future in the world of business by applying for places at a new innovation bootcamp. Jointly funded by Leeds City Council and Leeds City College, the GENie (Generation of Innovators and Entrepreneurs) bootcamp is an intensive five-day experience designed for big thinkers…
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Thousands of Leeds families are receiving their child’s primary school offer for September 2022 entry, with an increased number being offered their preferred primary school. Families are asked to name five preferred schools when applying for a place in reception, and the percentage of first preference offers made continues to rise. This year 91.2%…
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Young people in Leeds can take an important step towards a healthy future in the world of business by applying for places at a new innovation bootcamp. Jointly funded by Leeds City Council and Leeds City College, the GENie (Generation of Innovators and Entrepreneurs) bootcamp is an intensive five-day experience designed for big thinkers…
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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 doesn’t increase the chances of being offered your first preference. The deadline to apply for a Leeds primary school place (reception) for September 2022 is…
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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 doesn’t increase the chances of being offered your first preference.The deadline to apply for a secondary school place (year 7) for September 2022 is…
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Families applying for their child’s secondary school place for September 2021 are receiving their offers. The number of children who have been offered their first preference school is the highest it has been in Leeds at 7942 (7842 last year). The number of children receiving one of their 5 preferences has risen to 9295…
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Parents and carers have until 31 October to submit their applications for their child’s secondary school place (year 7) for September 2021. 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 as using less doesn’t increase the…
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Councillor Judith Blake, Leader of Leeds City Council said: “I’d like to extend a warm Leeds welcome to all the students returning to study and those joining us for the first time. “Leeds rightly prides itself on being a welcoming city, and a place where we all work together. The council is working with…
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An exciting programme offering adults the chance to learn a new skill or improve their knowledge of different subjects and topics has officially launched this month. Running throughout the academic year, a variety of courses for adults aged 19 and over will be available through Leeds Adult Learning, commissioned by Leeds City Council. Funded by the…
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After an incredibly difficult academic year, young people across Leeds are receiving their GCSE results. On 18 March, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced that GCSE and A-level exams would be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, schools were asked to produce Centre Assessed Grades for their students. These are the most likely…
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Around 4,300 Leeds pupils received their A level results after a challenging and unprecedented academic year. On 18 March, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced that GCSE and A-level exams would be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, schools were asked to produce Centre Assessed Grades for their students. These are the most…
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A proposed new free school to be known as Trinity Academy Leeds is planned to open in September 2021. Having been identified as an area of need for additional secondary school places, East Leeds will see the opening of a brand new secondary school, Trinity Academy Leeds in 2021. Due to the increased population…
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Leeds School Streets pilot scheme launches on Monday, 1 June, with up to six Leeds primary schools taking part. Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School, Pudsey; Ingram Road Primary School, Holbeck; Cross Gates Primary School, Cross Gates; Thorpe Primary School, Thorpe; Clapgate Primary, Middleton; and Lane End Primary, Beeston are the first schools to take…
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Councillor Jonathan Pryor, Leeds City Council executive member for learning, skills, employment and equality said: “Last week, the Government declared which year group cohorts (Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6) can return to school from June 1 at the earliest, joining those pupils who have been eligible to attend school throughout the past…
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A proposal to build a new specialist free school in Headingley is set to get official backing from senior councillors next week after a public consultation received strong support. The new school, if approved by Leeds City Council’s executive board on Wednesday 12th February, will be based at Rose Court on Buckingham Road, and…
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Parents and carers have until 15 January to submit their applications for their child’s primary school Reception place for September 2020. Families with children born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 need to visit the Leeds City Council website to complete the easy and secure online application process, which can be found…
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The final public drop-in session to discuss the proposed expansion of Allerton Grange School takes place next week. The session, to be held at the school on Tuesday 26 November from 4.30pm-7pm, forms part of the ongoing consultation into a proposed increase in the number of Year 7 places available at the school from…
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Consultation has started in Leeds on plans for a new special free school for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The number of children and young people with SEND living in Leeds has increased over the past decade, leading to an increase in demand for specialist provision. To make…
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Parents and carers across Leeds are being reminded to get their applications in for their child’s secondary school place for September next year. Although it is only early in the summer holidays, families with children starting secondary school in September 2020 can already start applying for their child’s school place. Parents and carers are…
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Consultation is underway on a proposal to create a new eight-form entry secondary free school for pupils aged 11-16 in east Leeds. Leeds City Council is currently holding talks with Arcadia Group Ltd with a view to acquiring from them a 2.7-hectare unused playing field site on Hudson Road. This site is the proposed…
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Families in Leeds applying for their child’s first primary school place are receiving their offers and more of them are being offered their first choice than last year. A total of 8,501 (88%) families are being offered their first preference, compared to 8,460 last year. Overall 9,381 children will attend one of their top…
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