Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Butcher Hill, Leeds, LS16 5EA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ABBEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- CEO/Executive Principal
- Mrs Dawn Morgan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Sponsor
- Abbey Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,152
- Pupils on roll
- 1,576
- URN
- 137083
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132757877
About this school
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy is a Church of England secondary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,576 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Abbey Grange Church of England 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 264 | 267 | 239 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.6 | 58.7 | 55.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.49 +0.32 to +0.66 | +0.70 +0.53 to +0.87 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 66% | 70% | 62.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% | 84.6% | 84.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 67% | 76.4% | 88.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
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 Abbey Grange Church of England 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 | 55.6 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.7 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.9 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,659 |
| 2023/24 | 1,656 |
| 2024/25 | 1,615 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbey Grange Church of England Academy compares
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy ranked 3rd of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.9 | 5.1% | 23% | 1,576 | — |
| Lawnswood School | 42.3 | 11.5% | 44.2% | 1,307 | 0.6 miles |
| Horsforth School | 57.3 | 5.1% | 15.9% | 1,837 | 1.4 miles |
| Ralph Thoresby School | 39.7 | 11.5% | 33.9% | 987 | 1.6 miles |
| Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School | 58 | 5.6% | 18.7% | 916 | 2.0 miles |
| Leeds West Academy | 41.7 | 13.1% | 41.8% | 1,432 | 2.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.96%
- English as an additional language
- 27.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.09%
- Persistent absence
- 11.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lawnswood School0.6 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Horsforth School1.4 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Ralph Thoresby School1.6 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Leeds West Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy ranks 3rd of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Leeds.
- 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
- Dixons Unity Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Abbey Grange Church of England Academy teach?
- Abbey Grange Church of England Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Leeds.
- Who is the ceo/executive principal of Abbey Grange Church of England Academy?
- The ceo/executive principal of Abbey Grange Church of England Academy is Mrs Dawn Morgan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbey Grange Church of England Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbey Grange Church of England 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 Abbey Grange Church of England Academy?
- Abbey Grange Church of England Academy has 1,576 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Abbey Grange Church of England Academy full?
- Abbey Grange Church of England Academy has capacity for 1,152 pupils and 1,576 on roll (137%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Abbey Grange Church of England Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Abbey Grange Church of England Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Is Abbey Grange Church of England Academy a selective school?
- No. Abbey Grange Church of England Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Abbey Grange Church of England Academy part of an academy trust?
- Abbey Grange Church of England Academy is part of ABBEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Abbey Grange Church of England Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.6 in 2022/23 and 55.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abbey Grange Church of England Academy compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Abbey Grange Church of England Academy ranked 3rd of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abbey Grange Church of England Academy's absence rate?
- Abbey Grange Church of England Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abbey Grange Church of England Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbey Grange Church of England 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 15 July 2026.