Dixons Trinity Chapeltown Catchment Area
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown is a free s special school in Leeds , serving pupils aged 4-16, with 977 pupils, and a capacity of 980 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
4-16
Age range
977
Pupils
980
Capacity
100%
Fill rate
Outstanding
Ofsted 2021
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Dixons Trinity Chapeltown?
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown is a special school in Leeds, and it does not use a standard catchment area. Leeds allocates places through each child's Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) rather than home-to-school distance, so placement depends on assessed need rather than a geographic boundary.
Admission to Dixons Trinity Chapeltown follows a different process from mainstream schools. Leeds assesses each child's Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) to determine appropriate placement. Catchment area does not apply in the same way as mainstream admissions.
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For more information on how Leeds assesses EHCP placements and which schools are named, contact the council's SEND team directly. The council must publish its Local Offer explaining available provision.
Find Leeds catchment area documents →Dixons Trinity Chapeltown: at or above its 980 place limit
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown has a published admission number of 980 places. 977 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 100%. The school is at or above its published limit of 980 places. Leeds allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 45.3% of pupils at Dixons Trinity Chapeltown are eligible for free school meals, above the national average of around 24%. This reflects the school's role in a higher-deprivation area of Leeds.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown: School Information
- Full address
- Leopold Street, Chapeltown, Leeds, LS7 4AW
- Local authority
- Leeds
- School type
- Free schools
- Phase of education
- Special
- Age range
- 4-16 years
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 45.3% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 144743
Other Special Schools in Leeds
If Dixons Trinity Chapeltown is oversubscribed, these special schools in Leeds are the next closest alternatives.
Nearest special schools by distance
These are the special schools closest to Dixons Trinity Chapeltown by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Dixons Trinity Chapeltown
What is the catchment area for Dixons Trinity Chapeltown? ▾
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown is a special school in Leeds, and it does not use a standard catchment area. Leeds allocates places through each child's Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) rather than home-to-school distance, so placement depends on assessed need rather than a geographic boundary.
Is Dixons Trinity Chapeltown oversubscribed? ▾
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown is operating close to its capacity of 980 places (100% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for Dixons Trinity Chapeltown? ▾
Admission to Dixons Trinity Chapeltown is managed by Leeds. When oversubscribed, places go to looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment area distance. Always verify the current policy with the council before applying.
What age range does Dixons Trinity Chapeltown cover? ▾
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown is a special school in Leeds, serving pupils aged 4-16. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Dixons Trinity Chapeltown? ▾
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2021. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.