Leeds City Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Leeds
Bedford Field, Leeds, LS6 2LG
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.6%
37.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,009
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
117 of 117 families who put it first got an offer
209
Places offered
369
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 117 | 117 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 76 | 28 | ● 37% |
| 3rd preference | 64 | 11 | ● 17% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 112 | 12 | ● 11% |
| Total | 369 | 168 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 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
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Richard Chattoe
- Address
- Bedford Field, Woodhouse Cliff, Leeds, LS6 2LG
- Phone
- 01132844260
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Headingley & Hyde Park · Leeds Central and Headingley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139646
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 63% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 71% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WHITE ROSE ACADEMIES TRUST
1,009 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
11 December 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,120 pupils
Attendance
89.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
37.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
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 | 39.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.42 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.45 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 33.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 48.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 214 | — |
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.
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 | 211 | 10% | 39% | 53% | |
| English Language | 205 | 11% | 50% | 62% | |
| English Literature | 198 | 10% | 46% | 63% | |
| Combined Science | 175 | 6% | 27% | 41% | |
| History | 114 | 16% | 39% | 51% | |
| Computer Science | 94 | 5% | 15% | 28% | |
| Business | 92 | 0% | 17% | 26% | |
| Geography | 89 | 8% | 28% | 44% | |
| Art and Design | 58 | 5% | 45% | 79% | |
| Social Studies | 47 | 13% | 51% | 70% | |
| Spanish | 32 | 38% | 66% | 78% | |
| Biology | 27 | 26% | 81% | 96% |
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.