Parent Power enables parents to compare the performance of a given school with other schools in the same area

As the academic year draws to a close, parents across Leeds are looking ahead to their children starting primary and secondary school.

For these parents, the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026, recognised as the definitive ranking of the UK’s top primary and secondary state and independent schools, remains an essential resource for parents seeking the very best in education for their children.

Published in December, the guide named four schools in Leeds among the North’s top-performing primary and secondary schools.

Four Leeds schools were ranked among the North’s top-performing schools. | YEP/Google

placeholder image — Four Leeds schools were ranked among the North’s top-performing schools. | YEP/Google

As well as an assessment of academic results on a school-by-school basis, Parent Power enables parents to compare the performance of a given school with other schools in the same area, local authority or nationally. The guide includes a fully searchable national database of more than 2,000 schools by name, local authority, town and postcode.

Here’s how Leeds’ top four schools scored...

Horsforth School