Headingley

Summary

Headingley (E02002373) is part of Leeds local authority (view on map). Headingley has an approximate population of 8,700 people, of which 3.7% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Headingley neighbours Kirkstall, Hyde Park, Burley, Far Headingley & Weetwood, and Hyde Park Corner & Woodhouse Cliff.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Headingley is the 50th least deprived area in Leeds (out of 107) with 29% of children living in low-income families, compared to 40% across Leeds and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Headingley, 26% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 29% in Leeds and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Headingley % in Leeds % in England
Eligible for free school meals 26% 29% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 74% 71% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Headingley, the percentage of pupils in state-funded settings with special educational needs (SEN) is suppressed due to low numbers, compared to 22% in Leeds, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Headingley % in Leeds % in England
No special educational needs – 78% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support – 18% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) – 4.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Headingley, 51% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 37% in Leeds, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Headingley % in Leeds % in England
White 47% 63% 67%
Asian 35% 14% 14%
Black 5.0% 10% 7.0%
Mixed 8.0% 8.0% 7.0%
Other – 3.0% 3.0%
Not known – 2.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Headingley with English as an additional language is 34%, compared with 24% in Leeds, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Headingley % in Leeds % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 34% 24% 22%
Known or believed to be English 66% 76% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Headingley has 3 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Headingley
All childcare providers 3
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

In Headingley, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Headingley. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

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State-funded schools

Headingley has no state-funded schools.

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Independent schools

Headingley has 1 independent school.

Type Number in Headingley
All independent schools 1
Independent schools 0
Independent special schools 1

There have been no inspections of independent schools in Headingley since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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