Cockburn School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leeds
Parkside, Leeds, LS11 5TT
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 15/02/2022
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.8%
21.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,248
Capacity used
Over capacity112%
1,111 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
244 of 296 families who put it first got an offer
269
Places offered
918
Total applications
3.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 296 | 244 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 254 | 22 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 184 | 3 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 184 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 918 | 269 | 29% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (2 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Robert Dixon
- Address
- Parkside, Gipsy Lane, Leeds, LS11 5TT
- Phone
- 01132719962
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Beeston & Holbeck · Leeds South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142585
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 19% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,248 pupils · 1,111 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
15 February 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,303 pupils
Attendance
91.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
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 | 48.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.72 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.05 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 274 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 273 | 21% | 55% | 71% | |
| Mathematics | 272 | 19% | 51% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 269 | 25% | 57% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 265 | 20% | 43% | 59% | |
| History | 156 | 30% | 58% | 69% | |
| Geography | 106 | 13% | 30% | 43% | |
| Art and Design | 92 | 21% | 59% | 83% | |
| Design & Technology | 73 | 8% | 48% | 78% | |
| Religious Studies | 46 | 39% | 70% | 83% | |
| Spanish | 40 | 45% | 78% | 80% | |
| Business | 38 | 32% | 71% | 84% | |
| Computer Science | 18 | 28% | 72% | 83% |
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.