Oulton Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Leeds
Pennington Lane, Leeds, LS26 8EX
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 06/03/2024
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.0%
33.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,132
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
1,016 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
204 of 207 families who put it first got an offer
236
Places offered
495
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 207 | 204 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 154 | 26 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 72 | 5 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 62 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 495 | 236 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 51 applications came from outside the council area (23 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
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- John Higgins
- Address
- Pennington Lane, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8EX
- Phone
- 01132059559
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Rothwell · Wakefield and Rothwell
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148527
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST
1,132 pupils · 1,016 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
06 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,166 pupils
Attendance
88.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
8.9%
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 | 46.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.43 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.10 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 52.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 21.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.94 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 210 | — |
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 | 207 | 22% | 59% | 74% | |
| English Language | 207 | 14% | 57% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 203 | 15% | 57% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 169 | 12% | 47% | 63% | |
| History | 88 | 31% | 63% | 73% | |
| Art and Design | 80 | 15% | 69% | 84% | |
| Geography | 79 | 25% | 49% | 67% | |
| Spanish | 43 | 49% | 84% | 91% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 34 | 6% | 41% | 59% | |
| Biology | 33 | 64% | 91% | 91% | |
| Physics | 30 | 57% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 67% | 100% | 100% |
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.