Cockburn John Charles Academy
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Leeds · LS10 2JU · Leeds
Ages 11–16
- Att841.6
- P80.5
- EM5+28%
- Absence9.6%
0.9 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 142585
Cockburn School
Academy converter · Leeds · LS11 5TT
Ages 11–16 · 1,248 pupils · Leeds
Ofsted
Outstanding
Attainment 8
48.4
Overall absence
9.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Outstanding
Inspection date
2022-02-15
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.72
−20+2
Attainment 848.4
English & maths grade 5+54%
English & maths grade 4+68%
EBacc entry18%
EBacc APS: 4.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.0%
Unauthorised5.3%
- Authorised absence
- 3.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.8%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,318
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill112%
1,248 pupils · 1,111 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,248
- Boys / girls
- 603 / 645
- School capacity
- 1,111
- Capacity fill
- 1,248 / 1,111 (112%)
- Free school meals
- 39.7%
- FSM pupils
- 495
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Cockburn Multi Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Dixon
Location
- Address
- Parkside, Gipsy Lane
- Postcode
- LS11 5TT
- Town
- Leeds
- County
- West Yorkshire
- 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 academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Leeds, Leeds, 1,248 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 39.7%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Ofsted: GoodFree schools · Secondary
Leeds · LS10 4AX · Leeds
Ages 11–16
- Absence9.9%
- FSM47.6%
1.4 miles away
University Technical College Leeds
Ofsted: GoodUniversity technical college · Secondary
Leeds · LS10 1LA · Leeds
Ages 14–19
- Att845.1
- P8-0.1
- EM5+44%
- Absence7.9%
2.2 miles away
The Morley Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Leeds · LS27 0PD · Leeds
Ages 11–18
- Att853.8
- P80.6
- EM5+56%
- Absence7.3%
2.3 miles away
The Ruth Gorse Academy
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingFree schools · Secondary
Leeds · LS10 1HW · Leeds
Ages 11–16
- Att850.4
- P81.0
- EM5+50%
- Absence6.9%
2.3 miles away
Woodkirk Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Wakefield · WF3 1JQ · Leeds
Ages 11–18
- Att849.8
- P80.1
- EM5+57%
- Absence8.9%
2.4 miles away
Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Leeds · LS9 8LA · Leeds
Ages 11–16
- Att851.8
- P80.9
- EM5+41%
- Absence5.2%
2.7 miles away
Bruntcliffe Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Leeds · LS27 0LZ · Leeds
Ages 11–16
- Att848.2
- P80.3
- EM5+50%
- Absence9.7%
2.7 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Dixon
- Telephone
- 01132719962