About Leeds

The third largest city in the United Kingdom is Leeds and has a population of around 750,000 people. It is based in West Yorkshire and has the second busiest railway station in England. There are a total of 220 primary schools, 39 secondary schools and 6 special learning centres. There are four different universities in Leeds including University of Leeds, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds Beckett University and University of Law. The University of Leeds is the largest of these with a total of 31,000 students, 21,000 of these being full time. It was established in 1904 and is seen as the eighth largest university in the country.