Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 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
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 142681
- Address
- Thornbury Road, BD3 8HE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 873 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.0%
- Girls
- 43.0%
- First language not English
- 69.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.8%
- Persistent absence
- 36.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.1%
Pakistani 57.6%
Mixed 10.3%
Other White 7.1%
Bangladeshi 7%
Gypsy/Roma 4.1%
Other 3.4%
African 3%
Unclassified 2.2%
Indian 1.9%
White British 1.5%
Other Asian 1.1%
Other Black 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.9
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 70%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 31.7
Local authority average 41
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.71
Local authority average 3.48
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 78 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 4 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 45 |
| English Language | GCSE | 165 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 159 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| French | GCSE | 73 |
| Geography | GCSE | 92 |
| History | GCSE | 57 |
Admissions
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 105
- 3rd preference
- 56
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 170 100 70 |
| Year 8 | 176 105 71 |
| Year 9 | 177 100 77 |
| Year 10 | 172 94 78 |
| Year 11 | 178 99 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 84.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 45.0% 36.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 34.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 12.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.6% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 2.2% 1.2% |