The Morley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Sept 24 2024 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
- 1422 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 12.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.5%
- Persistent absence
- 17.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 74.9%
Chinese 5.3%
Indian 5.1%
Other White 4.3%
Mixed 4.2%
African 2.1%
Other Asian 1%
Other 1%
Pakistani 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 89%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.5
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.21
Local authority average 4.1
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 116 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 47 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 50 |
| English Language | GCSE | 272 |
Admissions
The Morley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 278
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 263
- 2nd preference
- 327
- 3rd preference
- 142
- From another Local Authority
- 82
Offers
- 1st preference
- 258
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 288 141 147 |
| Year 8 | 284 149 135 |
| Year 9 | 290 151 139 |
| Year 10 | 283 152 131 |
| Year 11 | 277 136 141 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 83.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 36.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 38.0% 32.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 13.0% 14.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 4.2% 3.0% |