Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 18 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
- 28.8%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 49 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 53 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 20 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 164 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 163 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 19 |
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 | 82.0% 84.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 35.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 37.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 10.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.9% 1.0% |