New data has revealed the Leeds high schools that have received the most first-choice applications from parents for places in September.
The mad dash to secure a spot at one of the best-performing secondary schools in Leeds can be a stressful process for parents and pupils across the city.
Parents can allocate up to five schools in order of preference when submitting their requests to Leeds City Council.
The figures show that the most popular high school in Leeds is Abbey Grange Church of England Academy in West Park. The north Leeds academy is 17 times more popular than Leeds Jewish Free School, the least favoured high school in Leeds.
Roundhay School is the second-most popular high school in Leeds, with more than 450 parents selecting it as their first-choice for their kids.
Allerton High School, Rodillian Academy and Woodkirk Academy make up the rest of the top five.
| School | Number of first-choice applications |
| Abbey Grange C Of E Academy | 491 |
| Roundhay School All-through education from 4-18 | 454 |
| Allerton High School | 397 |
| Rodillian Academy | 395 |
| Woodkirk Academy | 370 |
| The Ruth Gorse Academy | 364 |
| Cockburn School | 362 |
| The Morley Academy | 344 |
| Brigshaw High School and Language College | 329 |
| Pudsey Grangefield School | 317 |
| The Farnley Academy | 315 |
| Garforth Academy | 308 |
| Leeds West Academy | 298 |
| Prince Henry's Grammar School | 277 |
| Horsforth School | 273 |
| Temple Moor High School | 263 |
| Benton Park School | 252 |
| Allerton Grange School | 237 |
| Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School | 233 |
| St Mary’s Menston, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 224 |
| Guiseley School | 189 |
| Leeds East Academy | 189 |
| Crawshaw Academy | 188 |
| Bruntcliffe Academy | 185 |
| Lawnswood School | 181 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic College | 179 |
| Boston Spa Academy | 178 |
| Ralph Thoresby School | 173 |
| Co-op Academy Leeds | 165 |
| Cockburn John Charles Academy | 159 |
| Dixons Trinity Chapeltown Secondary Campus | 151 |
| Royds School | 148 |
| Dixons Unity Academy | 145 |
| Mount St Mary's Catholic High School | 144 |
| Carr Manor Community School (Secondary Site) | 137 |
| Co-Operative Academy Priesthorpe | 124 |
| Wetherby High School | 99 |
| Leeds City Academy | 92 |
| John Smeaton Academy | 87 |
| Bishop Young Church Of England Academy | 86 |
| Temple Learning Academy Free School | 63 |
| Leeds Jewish Free School | 29 |
All the figures above were released by Leeds City Council on the Data Mill North website.
In terms of second-choice places, Roundhay School was streets ahead of the next closest school. 512 parents listed the north Leeds school as their second-choice, with Abbey Grange Church of England Academy getting 334 second-choice ticks.
Although Allerton High School only came third on the list of the most popular schools in Leeds, separate data from earlier this year suggested that it was the best school in the city for GCSE results.
Pupils got an average Attainment 8 score of 57.8 - with 84 per cent passing English and Maths. No other school in Leeds performed this well.
