Cockburn School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 15 2022 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
- 142585
- Address
- Parkside, Gipsy Lane, LS11 5TT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1277 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 19.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.4%
- Persistent absence
- 20.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 48.2%
Pakistani 13.2%
African 11.9%
Other White 7%
Mixed 6.7%
Bangladeshi 4.1%
Other Asian 1.7%
Indian 1.6%
Other 1.6%
Chinese 1.4%
Other Black 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Unclassified 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
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 4.02
Local authority average 4.1
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 14 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 34 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 39 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 263 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 53 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 38 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 73 |
Admissions
Cockburn School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 269
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 296
- 2nd preference
- 254
- 3rd preference
- 184
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 248 108 140 |
| Year 8 | 248 116 132 |
| Year 9 | 270 131 139 |
| Year 10 | 236 128 108 |
| Year 11 | 275 141 134 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 83.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 36.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 23.0% 32.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 20.0% 14.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 4.2% 3.0% |