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Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy

Free schools · Leeds · LS10 4AX

Ages 11–16 · 1,023 pupils · Leeds

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

9.9%

Admissions demand

1.03 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-06-04

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.6%
Unauthorised4.9%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.0%
Enrolments in measure
650

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.03 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

212

Places offered

209

1st-preference offers

175

Total preferences (any rank)
698
Preferred offers (top 3)
209
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

1,023 pupils · 1,050 places

Pupils on roll
1,023
Boys / girls
546 / 477
School capacity
1,050
Capacity fill
1,023 / 1,050 (97%)
Free school meals
47.6%
FSM pupils
487
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Cockburn Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Victoria Smith

Location

Address
Ring Road, Middleton
Postcode
LS10 4AX
Town
Leeds
Local authority
Leeds
District
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Leeds, Leeds, 1,023 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 47.6%.

Open schools in Leeds
261
Secondary schools in Leeds
32
Academies among open schools in Leeds
37% (96)
Open schools in LS10
19
Secondary in LS10
4
Open schools in Leeds LA
309
Secondary in Leeds LA
41

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • EM5+28%
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  • Cockburn School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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  • The Ruth Gorse Academy

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    • Att850.4
    • P81.0
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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Victoria Smith
Telephone
01134872837
Website
https://www.cockburnlca.org/

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