Leeds West Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 15 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Leeds
Unique reference
135935
Address
Intake Lane, Rodley, LS13 1DQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1434 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
46.9%
Girls
53.1%
First language not English
6.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
39.7%
Persistent absence
32.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82%
Mixed 4.9%
Other White 4.1%
African 2.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other 1.2%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.25
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.12
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 10%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 35%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 39
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.2
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award12
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award8
Engineering StudiesTechnical Award25
Health StudiesTechnical Award24
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award21
Sports LeadershipTechnical Award19
Art & DesignGCSE48
BiologyGCSE20
Business Studies:SingleGCSE1
ChemistryGCSE19
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Leeds West Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
295
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
266
2nd preference
103
3rd preference
139
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
261
2nd preference
28
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
302
131
171
Year 8
309
143
166
Year 9
292
134
158
Year 10
284
137
147
Year 11
247
128
119
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
77.0%
84.9%
86.5%
Further education
50.0%
33.1%
34.7%
School sixth form
8.0%
36.3%
37.9%
Sixth form college
18.0%
14.7%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
Entering employment
6.0%
3.7%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
8.0%
3.3%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
6.8%
5.2%
Destination unknown
SP
1.3%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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