Leeds City Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 10 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
- 139646
- Address
- Bedford Field, Woodhouse Cliff, LS6 2LG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1034 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 71%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55.4%
- Persistent absence
- 33.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
African 16.7%
Gypsy/Roma 14.4%
Other 11.1%
Pakistani 10.8%
Unclassified 9.5%
Mixed 7.8%
Other White 7.4%
White British 6.7%
Other Asian 5.7%
Caribbean 3.3%
Indian 2.4%
Other Black 2%
Chinese 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.2
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.39
Local authority average 4.1
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 7 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 32 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 92 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Leeds City Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 209
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 117
- 2nd preference
- 76
- 3rd preference
- 64
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 117
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 202 103 99 |
| Year 8 | 206 112 94 |
| Year 9 | 207 105 102 |
| Year 10 | 206 102 104 |
| Year 11 | 213 119 94 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 83.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 36.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 32.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 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 | 11.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 14.0% 4.2% 3.0% |