• Gateways School is warm, ambitious and community minded, with continuity, broad opportunity and Christian values informing the tone rather than dominating it.

• Will suit families who want an all-through day school in Leeds where continuity and personal knowledge of pupils matter.

Admissions at Gateways School are broad based and fairly accessible, with room for families to join from the early years and continue through to sixth form. The process focuses on fit with the school's Christian-leaning culture and all-through day-school rhythm rather than on a highly theatrical form of selectivity.

Scholarships and, where relevant, bursary-style support are part of the wider story here, especially given the school's scale and profile. Even so, families choose the school as much for atmosphere and opportunity as for the possibility of an award.

Published information is clear enough to give parents a useful first view, with ample material on ethos, curriculum and pupil life. Even so, the real test is whether the atmosphere, academic stretch and pastoral rhythm are right for the child.