Hire our Facilities
Horsforth School and the Sixth Form at Horsforth, has a wide range of facilities that are available to hire for all types of events, including children’s birthday parties.
The school is conveniently located in North Leeds (LS18 5RF) and has ample on-site parking. A member of our Facilities Team is always available at all times for the duration of the letting to assist with any queries.
Our facilities are available for hire during the weekday evenings (from 6pm to 10pm, 8pm on Fridays) and weekends (from 8am to 5pm). This is with the exception of bank holidays and the school Christmas holidays.
For enquiries to hire our school facilities outside of these hours, please get in touch.
Please note that bookings are subject to the demands of our academic calendar.
ASTRO PITCH
Our outdoor 2G astro pitch is available to hire all year round and is perfect for playing hockey and football. The pitch benefits from floodlights and can be booked as a half or full pitch. Changing rooms are also available nearby.
SPORTS HALL
A large sports hall with marked out lines for a multitude of ball sports.
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GYMNASIUM/DANCE STUDIO
Our gymnasium/dance studio has a sprung floor and can accommodate 200 people. Please note that soft shoes must be worn and the gymnasium is unsuitable for ball games.
SPORTS FIELDS
Our sports fields are available to hire. Depending on the time of year, we can offer grass playing fields for matches (one football pitch and two rugby pitches), a 400m grass running track and a cricket wicket.
MUGA
Our Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) can be hired and has four netball courts.
*Please note – both our sports fields and MUGA are subject to sufficient natural light (not floodlit).
MAIN HALL
Our main hall is available to hire and can accommodate a maximum of 300 people. Seating can be arranged as required or cleared so that full use can be made of the floor space. The hall has a stage, PA system and lighting making it suitable for large-scale drama and theatre productions (adjacent classrooms can be used as changing rooms).
AUDITORIUM
Our modern auditorium can be used for lectures, performances and conferences and can accommodate a maximum of 200 people. The seating can be in-situ or pushed back to make full use of the floor space. It has a state-of-the-art LED screen (nearly 5m wide by 3m high) which can also be hired and is surrounded by classrooms which can be booked at the same time.
CLASSROOMS
The school and sixth form combined has over 60 classrooms available for hire. Each classroom can accommodate up to 32 people.
DRAMA STUDIOS
We have two drama studios available to hire. These studios are perfect for drama groups or groups looking for a calm and tranquil setting.
MUSIC ROOMS
Two music rooms are available for hire which have been designed with consideration to the acoustics of the room.
COMPUTER SUITES
There are nine computer suites available to hire. The rooms are of varying sizes with the largest able to accommodate 50 people. These rooms are ideal for training events, classes or scout/guide groups.
LIBRARY
Our library can accommodate 100 people. Seating can be arranged around tables or in rows.
MEETING ROOMS
There are four meetings rooms available to hire on an evening or at a weekend. There are two which accommodate 6 people, one that accommodates 12 people and our biggest seats 14 people.
CHILDREN’S BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Our sporting facilities, halls, classrooms, diners and outdoor courtyard can be hired to celebrate a birthday party.
Our sports hall is ideal for bouncy castles, our science labs are great for science parties, our drama studios for magician parties and our computer suites for Minecraft/coding parties. If you are bringing party food along, you can hire one of our four diners to eat in (speak to us if you need a kitchen area) and there will always be a member of our Facilities Team on hand should you need anything.
Table of Charges
Schedule of charges from 1st September 2024
| Room/Facility | Adults (A) | Juniors (B) | Children’s Party* (C) |
| Outdoor 2G Astro Pitch (Full pitch) (price includes floodlights) |
£102/hr | £52/hr | POA |
|
Outdoor 2G Astro Pitch (Half pitch) (price includes floodlights) |
£52/hr | £27/hr | £36/hr |
| Sports Hall | £41/hr | £36/hr | £41/hr** |
| Sports Hall – Badminton Court | £13/court/hr | £13/court/hr | N/A |
| Gymnasium/Dance Studio | £36/hr | £25/hr | £30/hr |
| Grass Sports Pitch and MUGA*** | £26/hr | £17/hr | £25/hr |
| Grass Cricket Pitch*** | £38/hr | £27/hr | £31/hr |
| Drama Studios | £33/hr | £21/hr | £30/hr |
| Main Hall/Auditorium (+ 25% weekend premium, excludes children’s party prices) | £39/hr | £29/hr | £41/hr |
| Auditorium LED Screen | £16/hr | £16/hr | £16/hr |
| Library | £36/hr | £25/hr | POA |
| Standard Classroom – first room | £21/hr | £17/hr | £25/hr |
| Standard Classroom – each subsequent | £15/hr | £11/hr | N/A |
|
Specialist Classroom (Music rooms, science labs, food tech rooms and computer suites) |
£26/hr | £20/hr | £30/hr |
| Main Diner/Common Grounds | £33/hr | £21/hr | £25/hr |
| Best of British Diner/L Shaped Diner | £22/hr | £18/hr | POA |
| Outdoor Courtyard | £25/hr | £22/hr | £25/hr |
| Meeting Room 1 (6 seats) | £21/hr | £17/hr | N/A |
| Meeting Room 2 (14 seats) and 4 (12 seats) | £25/hr | £19/hr | N/A |
| Meeting Room 3 (6 seats) | £21/hr | £17/hr | N/A |
| Commercial Kitchen | Price available on request | N/A | |
|
Sports Facilities Changing Rooms (2 male and 2 female, not exclusive use) |
£9/booking | N/A | |
| Gymnasium/Dance Studio + a Diner | N/A | £36/hr | |
| Main Hall + a Diner | N/A | £46/hr | |
| Sports Hall + a Diner | N/A | £46/hr** | |
Notes
- Charges are inclusive of a member of the Facilities Team being onsite during a booking and the charge includes heating and lighting
- In order for bookings to be financially viable and in the unlikely event that the school is only booked by one hirer, we may need to charge a higher price to cover our costs
- For commercial hirers where the local community cannot take advantage of the booking, an additional 20% will be added to all normal charge amounts
- Equipment hire to be negotiated separately as required
- The Trustee Board reserves the right to charge extra for lettings that run over their allotted booking time, at the rate charged for the booking
- The Trustee Board reserves the right to charge a cleaning cost of £22 per room if left in an unacceptable state
- The Trustee Board reserves the right to charge £6 per access card if lost and a replacement is requested
- * Party food must be eaten in a diner
- ** Only hall for bouncy castles
- ***Subject to sufficient natural light (not floodlit).
Request a Booking
If you would like further information please contact Jasmine Findlay on 0113 226 54 54 or email lettings@horsforthschool.org (Term-time only).
Alternatively, please complete the form opposite and one of our team will get back in touch with you as soon as possible.