The Farnley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Sept 19 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Unique reference
- 137577
- Address
- Chapel Lane, Farnley, LS12 5EU
- Website
- www.farnley.leeds.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1501 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 11.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.5%
- Persistent absence
- 20.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 71.1%
Mixed 7.9%
African 7.3%
Other White 4.5%
Pakistani 2.4%
Indian 1.4%
Other Asian 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other 1%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 79%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.53
Local authority average 4.1
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 45 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 61 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 23 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 96 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 46 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 51 |
| Biology | GCSE | 39 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
The Farnley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 298
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 353
- 2nd preference
- 131
- 3rd preference
- 123
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 293
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 303 157 146 |
| Year 8 | 300 142 158 |
| Year 9 | 303 155 148 |
| Year 10 | 300 163 137 |
| Year 11 | 295 161 134 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 83.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 36.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 22.0% 32.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 14.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 4.2% 3.0% |