Tong Leadership Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 142761
- Address
- Westgate Hill Street, BD4 6NR
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 791 (49% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.1%
- Girls
- 42.9%
- First language not English
- 30.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.6%
- Persistent absence
- 35.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.5%
White British 49.8%
Pakistani 19%
Other White 9.4%
Mixed 7.4%
African 5.4%
Indian 1.9%
Other 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Other Asian 1%
Unclassified 1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 18%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 26.4
Local authority average 40.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.26
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 24 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 18 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 51 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 4 |
| English Language | GCSE | 143 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 139 |
| French | GCSE | 36 |
| Geography | GCSE | 84 |
Admissions
Tong Leadership Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 96
- 3rd preference
- 64
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 175 97 78 |
| Year 8 | 136 70 66 |
| Year 9 | 165 90 75 |
| Year 10 | 166 100 66 |
| Year 11 | 149 95 54 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 51.0% 39.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 33.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 10.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 5.2% 3.0% |