Cockburn School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 16 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
- 1274 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 19.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.4%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
White British 51.6%
Pakistani 13.2%
African 9.7%
Mixed 6.9%
Other White 6.3%
Bangladeshi 4.2%
Other Asian 1.8%
Indian 1.3%
Chinese 1.3%
Other 1.3%
Other Black 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.61
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.1
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.81
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 202 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 56 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 5 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 33 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Cockburn School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 239
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 324
- 2nd preference
- 246
- 3rd preference
- 169
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 248 111 137 |
| Year 8 | 275 134 141 |
| Year 9 | 237 131 106 |
| Year 10 | 286 143 143 |
| Year 11 | 228 125 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 84.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 33.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 36.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 14.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 1.0% |