Leeds East Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Oct 8 2024 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
- 136826
- Address
- South Parkway, LS14 6HA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1016 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 19.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 58.4%
- Persistent absence
- 44.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.4%
White British 69.3%
Mixed 7.1%
African 5.5%
Gypsy/Roma 5.1%
Other White 3.8%
Pakistani 1.8%
Other 1.6%
Other Black 1.4%
Caribbean 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.5
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.68
Local authority average 4.1
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 55 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 25 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 77 |
| Biology | GCSE | 7 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 7 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 39 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 217 |
Admissions
Leeds East Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 70
- 3rd preference
- 56
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 198 96 102 |
| Year 8 | 196 93 103 |
| Year 9 | 192 87 105 |
| Year 10 | 209 120 89 |
| Year 11 | 221 117 104 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 83.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 57.0% 36.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 32.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 14.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 4.2% 3.0% |