John Smeaton Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 30 2024 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
Leeds
Unique reference
148793
Address
Barwick Road, LS15 8TA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
604 (59% of total capacity)
Boys
52.8%
Girls
47.2%
First language not English
8.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
45.2%
Persistent absence
33.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.7%
Unclassified 9.1%
Mixed 3.9%
African 3.3%
Other White 1.7%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other 1.3%
Indian 1%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.85
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.12
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 21%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 23%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 34.9
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.92
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award23
Sports StudiesTechnical Award44
Health StudiesTechnical Award1
ArabicGCSE2
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE39
BiologyGCSE4
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE25
Design & TechnologyGCSE21
DanceGCSE6
English LanguageGCSE143
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

John Smeaton Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
136
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
101
2nd preference
77
3rd preference
75
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
101
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
120
63
57
Year 8
115
60
55
Year 9
108
54
54
Year 10
113
61
52
Year 11
148
81
67
Year 2023-2024

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