Leeds West Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Leeds
Intake Lane, Leeds, LS13 1DQ
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.9%
36.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,432
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
234 of 234 families who put it first got an offer
274
Places offered
632
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 234 | 234 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 106 | 30 | ● 28% |
| 3rd preference | 128 | 4 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 164 | 3 | ● 2% |
| Total | 632 | 271 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sam Pocock
- Address
- Intake Lane, Leeds, LS13 1DQ
- Phone
- 01132295454
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Bramley & Stanningley · Leeds West and Pudsey
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135935
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 42% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WHITE ROSE ACADEMIES TRUST
1,432 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 October 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,507 pupils
Attendance
86.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
36.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
8.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.18 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.48 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 282 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 22.29 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 71 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 281 | 15% | 51% | 71% | |
| English Language | 281 | 9% | 34% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 279 | 6% | 42% | 63% | |
| Statistics | 275 | 9% | 33% | 53% | |
| Combined Science | 265 | 9% | 37% | 57% | |
| Geography | 128 | 11% | 46% | 62% | |
| History | 127 | 13% | 36% | 52% | |
| Art and Design | 79 | 13% | 58% | 77% | |
| Physical Education | 32 | 9% | 75% | 97% | |
| Spanish | 29 | 21% | 38% | 83% | |
| Social Studies | 29 | 17% | 72% | 76% | |
| Drama | 24 | 25% | 54% | 71% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leeds council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.