The Grammar School at Leeds

Registered charity 1048304 · since 1995gsal.org.uk·Leeds·Updated 29 October 2026

Key takeaways

This is a school that offers bursaries to individual families, not a grant route for a charity or project, so a small nonprofit seeking funding for its own work should not apply.
Families need strong academic ability and genuine financial need, and gross income and savings from all sources must not exceed £85,000 per year.
A full bursary requires meeting at least three of the listed criteria, and a partial bursary requires at least one.
Bursaries cover school fees only, so transport, lunches and uniform remain the family's responsibility.
Applications for Year 7 close on 30 September in the year prior to entry and for Year 12 on 30 November in the year prior to entry, beginning with an online application and a non-refundable fee, followed by a financial declaration form and a supporting statement.

Overview

The Grammar School at Leeds is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1048304).

The Grammar School at Leeds is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1048304), with the stated purpose of advancing education and training for boys and girls. Its registered area of operation is Leeds City. It invests £1.2 million a year in its bursary programme, and 100+ pupils receive a bursary thanks to donors. The bursaries are means-tested and available to a limited number of pupils joining in Year 7 or Year 12.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Grammar School at Leeds provides education for boys and girls and supports pupils through means-tested bursaries that provide financial assistance towards school fees. Bursaries are available to a limited number of pupils joining Year 7 or Year 12. Applicants must demonstrate strong academic ability and come from families with genuine financial need; the school also considers additional circumstances when prioritising support. It offers full and partial bursaries, and reviews them each year so funding continues to support families who need it most. Bursaries cover school fees, while families remain responsible for other costs, including transport, lunches and uniform.

Themes

School fee bursaries

What they don't fund

Bursaries only: Bursaries cover school fees only; Families remain responsible for other costs, including transport, lunches and uniform

How to apply

For pupil bursaries, families submit an online application and pay the non-refundable fee. GSAL then sends a financial declaration form and a supporting statement for completion and return.

Application windows:

Year 7 bursaries: Applications close on 30 September in the year prior to entry.
Year 12 bursaries: Applications close on 30 November in the year prior to entry.

Who can apply:

Bursaries
- Bursaries are offered to pupils joining the school in Year 7 or Year 12. Applicants must meet the academic, financial and additional eligibility criteria depending on the value of the bursary.
- The child must demonstrate strong academic ability and come from a family with a genuine financial need.
- Gross income and savings from all sources can’t exceed £85,000 per year.
- For a full bursary, families must meet at least three of the listed criteria; at least one for a partial bursary.

What to send:

Bursaries
- A financial declaration form, including income, expenditure and assets.
- A supporting statement explaining why the applicant is applying for a bursary.
- Financial records and information about the family’s financial circumstances, if shortlisted.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Leeds

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to The Grammar School at Leeds.

Leeds Community FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £3.3M Leeds Asylum Seekers Support NetworkNo public process The Frank Parkinson Yorkshire TrustRolling Leeds Area Quaker MeetingRollingGave £10,979 The Manchester High School for Girls General Charitable TrustInvitation onlyGave £481k Leeds Benevolent Society for Single LadiesNo public processGave £170k City & Diocese of London Voluntary School FundRolling Wade’s CharityMixed deadlinesGave £181k Hill Dickinson FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £60,000 Nialls FoundationNo public processGave £309k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 August 2021	£28,297,624	£27,895,020	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 August 2022	£30,605,549	£29,778,726	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2022
year to 31 August 2023	£31,943,941	£30,193,957	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2023
year to 31 August 2024	£33,731,636	£32,454,347	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2024
year to 31 August 2025	£32,765,064	£31,331,070	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2025

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.