The Leeds Ambitions is a plan for the city of Leeds, owned and driven forward by organisations and people working in every part of the city. It sets out our Four Ambitions; the priorities we’ve chosen to achieve our mission of reducing poverty and inequality. It is supported by a number of key strategies and plans including Health and Wellbeing, Zero Carbon, and Inclusive Growth. Each of these are underpinned by a set of key performance indicators that are reported throughout the year as part of the relevant Executive Board, Scrutiny Board or partnership board.
The Annual Performance Report provides analysis on the progress we are making towards our strategic objectives across each directorate, and highlights achievements made during the year. More regular operational performance reporting takes place on an ongoing quarterly basis, with oversight from elected members and senior officers.
Additional information and data about communities and areas in Leeds can be found on the Leeds Observatory.
Ambitions scorecard
Work is already ongoing to develop a deeper long-term approach to measuring progress and evaluation on the Leeds Ambitions, harnessing the strengths of academia and communities alike in our city. In the interim, a balanced scorecard of leading indicators will be used to track headline progress against the Ambitions and goals we have set out. Wherever possible, and in line with our core mission, analysis will disaggregate the data to provide a clearer understanding of the inequalities present in Leeds by deprivation decile, ward, ethnicity or other relevant proxy characteristic (for example, children on free school meals).
The scorecard will form the backbone of a new State of the City annual report to be produced from 2026 onwards, setting out the trajectories of progress towards the goals set out in the Leeds Ambitions. Production of the report will be led by Leeds City Council, with support from other organisations in the city.
The scorecard is organised around the Four Ambitions, and incorporates the Fairer, Healthier indicators developed as part of Leeds becoming a Marmot City. Regular updates will be published through a new dashboard on the Leeds Ambitions website.
