John Smeaton Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Leeds
Barwick Road, Leeds, LS15 8TA
46
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 30/04/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.7%
32.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
677
Capacity used
Has space75%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
138 of 138 families who put it first got an offer
157
Places offered
400
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 138 | 138 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 93 | 10 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 92 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 77 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 400 | 152 | 38% |
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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- John Townsley
- Address
- Barwick Road, Leeds, LS15 8TA
- Phone
- 01138313900
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Cross Gates & Whinmoor · Leeds East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148793
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 41% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
677 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
30 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 637 pupils
Attendance
88.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.9%
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 | 32.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.90 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.85 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 29.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 14.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 34.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 58% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.57 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 112 | — |
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 | 107 | 5% | 18% | 41% | |
| English Language | 107 | 8% | 26% | 45% | |
| Combined Science | 98 | 2% | 11% | 22% | |
| English Literature | 95 | 7% | 27% | 44% | |
| History | 56 | 9% | 18% | 32% | |
| Art and Design | 56 | 7% | 43% | 68% | |
| Geography | 41 | 12% | 34% | 41% | |
| Spanish | 38 | 3% | 11% | 21% | |
| French | 27 | 4% | 37% | 41% | |
| Drama | 20 | 5% | 35% | 65% | |
| Social Studies | 18 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 16 | 6% | 25% | 44% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #352 of 1,857 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15261: John Smeaton Community College, Leeds
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
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.