Horsforth School
Academy converter secondary school in Leeds (Leeds).
Location
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The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026: 4th best comprehensive school in the North Highest state school A Level results in Leeds in 2022 and 2023 Yorkshire Post: top 3 sixth forms in Yorkshire in 2025, 39% of all A Levels grades awarded were A*-A of our students achieved 4+ in English and Maths in 2025 Our 2024 progress 8 score for GCSE was 0.4, this put us above the average in 2022 and 2023 we achieved the highest state school A Level results in Leeds at Horsforth School we firmly believe in Opportunity and achievement for all.
We aim for all students to achieve excellent outcomes and this is not simply exam results but where students get to as a result of their experience at Horsforth School. We aim to ensure they are prepared for their future steps in education, employment and training and beyond.
We want all students to enjoy their learning and achieve their own personal success, now and in the future. At Horsforth we have a clear responsibility to prepare students for the rest of their lives. Our aspiration is truly to provide Opportunity and achievement for all.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- MindMate
Key facts
- URN
- 137775
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (18 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.14 governors are linked to a profile (11 confirmed, 3 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Graeme Carlin | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Gray Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Robert Eastwood Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Phil Parkinson (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ian Dixon Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Tania Clarke Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Steve Jex | MemberTrust members | Any additional members appointed by the members of the academy trust | since 2024 |
| Mrs Helen Shearer Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Any additional members appointed by the members of the academy trust | since 2024 |
| Mrs Amanda Turner Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Shaun Riordan Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Paul Bell Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Steve Wood (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Tessa Caroline Freer Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Martin Hughes | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2017 |
| Mr Thomas Bentley | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2017 |
| Dr Paul Bell Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2016 | |
| Miss Emma Cheah | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2013 | |
| Mr Tom La Dell Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Rosemary Edwards Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Rosemary Edwards Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Jenny Share (likely) Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Rosemary Edwards Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Colin Booth Former | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2017 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Tracy Rose Hartley | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 2014 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record