About Scholes

Scholes is a suburb in north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire. Scholes is neighboured by Barwick in Elmet, Whinmoor and Seacroft. Approximately 7.5 miles away from Leeds city centre, Scholes enjoys an urban atmosphere.

Living in Scholes

Scholes has all the local amenities a resident could ask for. Nearby supermarkets include o-operative Food, Tesco Extra, ALDI, Sainsbury’s, Barwick Stores, Iceland Foods and Londis. In Scholes there is Grimes Dyke Primary School, John Smeaton Academy, John Smeaton Community High School, St Theresa’s Catholic Primary School, Swarcliffe Primary School, Manston Primary School, White Laith Primary School, Parklands Primary School, Manston St James Primary School, Colton Primary School, Austhorpe Primary School, Barwick-in-Elmet Church of England Primary School and Fieldhead Carr Primary School offering lots of choice to residents with children.

Scholes has excellent proximity to the town centre. York Road/A64 offers a quick route, alternatively; bus routes 11, 64, 840 Coastliner and 843 Coastliner arrive in Leeds City Centre and only take approximately 30 minutes.

Scholes postcode: LS15

The History of Scholes

The word Scholes is said to have derived from the Old Norse meaning ‘temporary shed’. In the mid-1880s, Isaac Chippendale started the Scholes Brick and Tile Works, which contained a company quarry. The bricks and tile from Isaac Chippendale was used to build and tile many of the houses in the surrounding areas. In the early 1980s, the kilns and works were demolished, leaving only two small fishing lakes. These lakes are still known locally as “Chippy’s Quarry”.