Leeds East Academy
South Parkway, Leeds, LS14 6HA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WHITE ROSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Mark Ayres
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- White Rose Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 975
- Pupils on roll
- 967
- URN
- 136826
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132731964
About this school
Leeds East Academy is a secondary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 967 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leeds East Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 184 | 221 | 219 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.3 | 32.3 | 32.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.59 -0.80 to -0.37 | -0.87 -1.08 to -0.67 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 19.5% | 21.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 34.8% | 36.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 27.1% | 16% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Leeds East Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.3 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32.3 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.7 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 17.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,033 |
| 2023/24 | 1,051 |
| 2024/25 | 1,016 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leeds East Academy compares
Leeds East Academy ranked 40th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32.7 | 17.4% | 59.6% | 967 | — |
| Bishop Young Church of England Academy | 36.9 | 12.1% | 54.7% | 777 | 0.7 miles |
| John Smeaton Academy | 29.5 | 11.3% | 43.1% | 677 | 1.1 miles |
| Temple Moor High School | 45.9 | 9.2% | 25.3% | 1,341 | 1.3 miles |
| Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | 35.1 | 12.4% | 40.6% | 784 | 1.6 miles |
| Trinity Academy Leeds | — | 4.9% | 59.6% | 1,182 | 2.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.55%
- English as an additional language
- 19.5%
- Overall absence
- 17.44%
- Persistent absence
- 47.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishop Young Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
John Smeaton Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Temple Moor High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Trinity Academy Leeds2.4 miles
Secondary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Leeds East Academy ranks 31st of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Leeds.
- Abbey Grange Church of England Academy Secondary
- Allerton Grange School Secondary
- Allerton High School Secondary
- Benton Park School Secondary
- Bishop Young Church of England Academy Secondary
- Bruntcliffe Academy Secondary
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Secondary
- Co-op Academy Leeds Secondary
- Cockburn John Charles Academy Secondary
- Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy Secondary
- Cockburn School Secondary
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Leeds East Academy teach?
- Leeds East Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Leeds.
- Who is the principal of Leeds East Academy?
- The principal of Leeds East Academy is Mr Mark Ayres, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leeds East Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leeds East Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Leeds East Academy?
- Leeds East Academy has 967 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Leeds East Academy full?
- Leeds East Academy has capacity for 975 pupils and 967 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Leeds East Academy a faith school?
- No. Leeds East Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Leeds East Academy a selective school?
- No. Leeds East Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Leeds East Academy part of an academy trust?
- Leeds East Academy is part of WHITE ROSE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Leeds East Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.3 in 2022/23 and 32.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leeds East Academy compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Leeds East Academy ranked 40th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leeds East Academy's absence rate?
- Leeds East Academy's overall absence rate is 17.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leeds East Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leeds East Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.