Yorkshire and the North East
Leeds, read as West Yorkshire
Ofsted publishes one count for the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber: 580 children’s homes at 31 March 2025. Leeds is in that table and it is not a North East city. The planning authority is Leeds City Council.
West Yorkshire’s other councils, including Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield, make their own planning decisions. A Leeds page that pretended to cover them would be the doorway page we are not writing.
Fiveways is based in Birmingham. This page is about the work in Leeds, not a local branch.
Planning applications in this area are decided by Leeds City Council.
- Registration support in Leeds still means the English children’s homes framework, the statement of purpose, and a building that matches it.
- Management support is relevant where a registered manager is carrying the home and the paperwork at once. We do not supply a manager for the staffing rota as an agency.
- Visits are from Birmingham. Say if the date is fixed by a notice.
The work that usually belongs here
Children’s homes of the subtype “children’s home”, including short-break-only homes, at 31 March 2025.
Questions that come up here
Why is Leeds grouped with the North East in the chart?
Because that is how Ofsted published Table 1. It is not a claim that Leeds and Newcastle share a planning authority or a children’s services department.
Do you guarantee a good inspection in Leeds?
No. Inspection judgements belong to Ofsted. Preparation is a rehearsal of practice and records, not a predicted grade.
Nearby, and not the same
- Bradford — A metropolitan district with its own plan.
- Sheffield — South Yorkshire has its own authorities.
- Manchester — The largest regional count. Still one address at a time.