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
- 886 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.7%
- Girls
- 43.3%
- First language not English
- 71%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48%
- Persistent absence
- 30.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.8%
Pakistani 56%
Mixed 9%
Other White 7.7%
Bangladeshi 7%
Other 4.4%
Gypsy/Roma 3.8%
Unclassified 3.7%
African 3%
Indian 1.9%
Other Asian 1.5%
White British 1.4%
Other Black 0.5%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 72%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36
Local authority average 40.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.4
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 74 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 64 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 7 |
| Biology | GCSE | 11 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 163 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 150 |
| French | GCSE | 47 |
| Geography | GCSE | 86 |
| History | GCSE | 51 |
Admissions
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 168
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 112
- 3rd preference
- 56
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 174 97 77 |
| Year 8 | 180 105 75 |
| Year 9 | 180 109 71 |
| Year 10 | 179 97 82 |
| Year 11 | 173 94 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 39.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 33.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 13.0% 10.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 10.0% 5.2% 3.0% |