Leeds City Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 22 2019 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
- 984 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 70.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.1%
- Persistent absence
- 40.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.3%
African 16%
Gypsy/Roma 15%
Pakistani 10.6%
Other 10.6%
Other White 8.7%
Unclassified 8.4%
Mixed 7.6%
White British 7.3%
Other Asian 5.9%
Caribbean 3.3%
Indian 2.8%
Other Black 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.32
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 60%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 20%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.7
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.23
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 58 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 31 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 9 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
Leeds City Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 74
- 3rd preference
- 71
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 205 104 101 |
| Year 8 | 206 107 99 |
| Year 9 | 208 101 107 |
| Year 10 | 209 118 91 |
| Year 11 | 156 76 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 83.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 51.0% 33.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 35.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 13.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 7.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.2% |