The Morley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 2 2013 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 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
- 136392
- Address
- Fountain Street, Morley, LS27 0PD
- Website
- www.morley.leeds.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1431 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 12%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.5%
- Persistent absence
- 17.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
White British 76.2%
Mixed 4.8%
Indian 4.8%
Chinese 4.3%
Other White 3.9%
African 1.9%
Other 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
Pakistani 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.83
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 65%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.2
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.21
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 55 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 39 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 49 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 122 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 27 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 28 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 45 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 44 |
Admissions
The Morley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 277
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 359
- 2nd preference
- 274
- 3rd preference
- 129
- From another Local Authority
- 75
Offers
- 1st preference
- 275
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 283 148 135 |
| Year 8 | 289 151 138 |
| Year 9 | 286 155 131 |
| Year 10 | 282 140 142 |
| Year 11 | 291 131 160 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 84.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 33.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 38.0% 36.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 13.0% 14.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 1.0% |