Leeds City Academy | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Leeds City Academy

Bedford Field, Woodhouse Cliff, Leeds LS6 2LG

https://www.leedscityacademy.org.uk/

Leeds City Academy is a non-selective academy. It has about 980 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In May 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of White Rose Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Leeds West Academy and Leeds East Academy.)

Particular strengths include Progress, Finances, Disadvantaged pupils and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Destinations and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.2		Dixons Trinity Chapeltown
1.2		Carr Manor Community School
1.4		Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
1.9		Co-op Academy Leeds
2.0		Lawnswood School
2.1		The Ruth Gorse Academy
2.1		Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
2.2		Roundhay School
2.2		Allerton Grange School
2.2		Trinity Academy Leeds
2.3		University Technical College Leeds
2.3		Allerton High School

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Progress: Excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are poor. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Attainment: Poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is quite high.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both out of balance with the local community.

Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

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