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Realise, West Yorkshire
30th January 2026
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Free early years training to support 300+ in West Yorkshire

More than 300 people across West Yorkshire are set to benefit from funded early years training designed to help learners upskill and progress their careers. Realise – the largest provider of early years training in England, has been selected to deliver a range of programmes across the West Yorkshire Combined Authority area. The training…
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A-Level Leeds
17th August 2018
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A-level and post 16 qualification success for Leeds students

Young people in Leeds are celebrating receiving their A-level and other post 16 results today. Over 2500 pupils across Leeds received their grades today and should all be extremely proud of their achievements. Leeds City Council is still collecting results from across the city, but provisional results from schools suggest an increase in average…
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Secondary School Places in Leeds
2nd August 2018
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Applications now open for secondary school places in Leeds

Parents across Leeds are being reminded to get their applications in for their child’s secondary school place for next September. Although it is only early in the summer holidays, families with children starting secondary school in September 2019 can already start applying for their child’s school place. Parents and carers are being encouraged to…
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Best speaker winner, schools debating competition 2018
19th June 2018
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Leeds youngsters put their debating skills to the test

Pupils from across Leeds primary schools demonstrated their debating skills at a special competition at Leeds Civic Hall last week. To support and encourage Leeds schools to develop pupils’ confidence and debating skills, Leeds City Council hosted a city-wide debating competition for pupils in years five and six. The teams of three put their…
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Moor Allerton Hall Primary School
23rd March 2018
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Consultation launched on more school places for North Leeds

A consultation to expand a primary school in north Leeds has begun today. Moor Allerton Hall Primary school in north Leeds currently has a reception intake of 60 pupils or 2 forms of entry (with 30 pupils to a class). Proposals brought forward by Leeds City Council are to permanently expand the school to…
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Shakespeare Primary School Leeds
16th March 2018
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Council unveils additional school places for Harehills

Following an upturn in the numbers of primary school aged children in the Harehills area of the city in the last 12 months, Leeds City Council has recently unveiled additional school places in the area. The places, provided by Shakespeare primary school as part of a previously agreed expansion, are to be brought online…
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14th March 2018
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Council Brings Forward More Primary school places for North Leeds

Leeds City Council’s executive board will consider recommendations to permanently expand Allerton Church of England Primary School when it meets next week. Following several rounds of consultation and engagement with parents, residents and school communities in the area a report recommending the school expands from a capacity of 420 pupils to 630 pupils –…
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Wetherby and Boston Spa Leeds
28th February 2018
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Community views on secondary school provision sought

Leeds City Council is seeking the views of communities in and around Wetherby and Boston Spa on the future of secondary school provision in the area. Following an application by Boston Spa School to become an academy, the council requested Lord Agnew, the academies minister who approves applications, to delay any decision while the…
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Moor Allerton Grange Primary School
30th January 2018
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Additional school places plan for north Leeds

Plans for additional primary school places in north Leeds are to be discussed at executive board on 7 Feb. Proposals to merge Allerton Grange high school and Moor Allerton Grange primary to form a through school with additional primary places were consulted on late last year. A report summarising the consultation outcomes and proposing…
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School Admission Arrangements for 2019-2020
15th December 2017
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Consultation on School Admission arrangements for 2019/2020

Leeds City Council is currently consulting on changes to arrangements for school admissions for 2019-2020. In line with the School Admissions Code, admission authorities are required to consult on their admission policy whenever they would like to make a change. There are no significant changes to the priorities being offered within the policy. One…
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Leeds Primary School
2nd November 2017
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Applications now open for primary school places

Parents across Leeds are being reminded to get their applications in for their child’s reception school place for next September. Parents and carers are being asked to visit the Leeds City Council website – www.leeds.gov.uk to complete an online application for their child’s primary school place, before the closing date of 15 January 2018.…
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Leeds and Wakefield Social Work Teaching Partnership
27th October 2017
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New teaching partnership to improve the quality of education and employment for social workers

A new teaching partnership between Leeds and Wakefield councils and two universities in Leeds aims to improve education, training and career opportunities for social workers and students. The Leeds and Wakefield Social Work Teaching Partnership (LWSWTP) consists of children’s and adults’ social work services within Leeds City Council and Wakefield Council, and the Leeds…
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Leeds GCSE results
24th August 2017
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Leeds GCSE students celebrate this year’s exam results

Young people across Leeds are celebrating their GCSE results with initial indicators suggesting 2017 is another successful year for many pupils in the city. Around 7200 year 11 pupils in the city are receiving their results today (Thursday 24 August) and, although the full extent of the results for Leeds won’t be known until later…
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A Level Leeds
17th August 2017
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A Level success for Leeds students

Young people in Leeds are celebrating receiving their A-level results today. Over 2900 Leeds pupils received their grades today and should all be proud of their achievements. Leeds City Council is still collecting results from across the city, but early indicators from sixth forms and academies show an increase on last year for average…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
2nd May 2017
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Consultation for new school site extended

Leeds City Council is extending the consultation on potential sites for a free school in the Roundhay area by two weeks. This will now end at midnight on Friday May 12th. This is in response to requests from residents and other stakeholders for more time to fully consider the issues around each potential site and…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
18th April 2017
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Offers of primary school places out today

Families applying for their child’s first primary school place are receiving their offers today (18 April). A total of 87 per cent of children will attend their first preference primary school, which is the same as last year – whilst overall 97 per cent have been offered one of their five preferences. A total…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
3rd April 2017
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Consultation on site for Roundhay Park Primary Free School site

A consultation is now live asking the city to comment on site options for the proposed Roundhay Park Primary free school. A free school bid from the Roundhay Park Primary School Trust has been approved by the Secretary of State for Education to provide additional school places in the Roundhay area. There are no…
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