Rodillian Academy
Longthorpe Lane, Lofthouse, Wakefield, WF3 3PS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Head
- Mr Joe Birkbeck
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Resilience Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds South West and Morley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,700
- Pupils on roll
- 1,615
- URN
- 138336
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924872252
About this school
Rodillian Academy is a secondary academy in Wakefield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,615 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 February 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 297 | 292 | 314 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.8 | 48.0 | 46.4 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.16 to +0.16 | +0.24 +0.08 to +0.40 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 53.8% | 52.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 72.6% | 68.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 77% | 81.2% | 74.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
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 Rodillian 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 | 45.8 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.4 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,647 |
| 2023/24 | 1,635 |
| 2024/25 | 1,654 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rodillian Academy compares
Rodillian Academy ranked 23rd of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.4 | 7.5% | 19% | 1,615 | — |
| Outwood Grange Academy | 47.2 | 8.4% | 18.6% | 1,900 | 1.6 miles |
| Oulton Academy | 44.9 | 12% | 34.5% | 1,132 | 1.7 miles |
| Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy | — | 10.1% | 46.7% | 1,023 | 1.7 miles |
| Cockburn John Charles Academy | 43.8 | 8.9% | 56.2% | 1,169 | 2.9 miles |
| Outwood Academy City Fields | 38.8 | 9.2% | 38.8% | 928 | 3.1 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)
- 19.04%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- Overall absence
- 7.54%
- Persistent absence
- 18.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Outwood Grange Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Wakefield
-
Oulton Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Cockburn John Charles Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Outwood Academy City Fields3.1 miles
Secondary · Wakefield
Other schools in Wakefield
Rodillian Academy ranks 7th of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Wakefield.
- Crofton Academy Secondary
- Horbury Academy Secondary
- Kettlethorpe High School Secondary
- Outwood Academy City Fields Secondary
- Outwood Grange Academy Secondary
- St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Trinity Academy Cathedral Secondary
- Woodkirk Academy Secondary
- Crigglestone Nursery School Nursery
- The Castle Nursery School Nursery
- Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Primary
- Blackgates Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Rodillian Academy teach?
- Rodillian Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wakefield.
- Who is the executive head of Rodillian Academy?
- The executive head of Rodillian Academy is Mr Joe Birkbeck, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rodillian Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rodillian 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 big is Rodillian Academy?
- Rodillian Academy has 1,615 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Rodillian Academy full?
- Rodillian Academy has capacity for 1,700 pupils and 1,615 on roll (95%), 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 Rodillian Academy a faith school?
- No. Rodillian Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Rodillian Academy a selective school?
- No. Rodillian Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Rodillian Academy?
- Rodillian Academy is part of RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rodillian Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.8 in 2022/23 and 46.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rodillian Academy rank locally?
- Rodillian Academy ranked 23rd of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rodillian Academy's absence rate?
- Rodillian Academy's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rodillian Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rodillian 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.