Cockburn Haigh Road Academy
Haigh Road, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0NQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jacquie Padgett
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cockburn Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 135
- Pupils on roll
- 63
- URN
- 147271
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01135128746
About this school
Cockburn Haigh Road Academy is a primary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 63 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Cockburn Haigh Road 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 117 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 78 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cockburn Haigh Road Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 31.7% | 63 | — |
| Victoria Junior School | 49% | 7.2% | 46% | 97 | 0.2 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell | 64% | 5.4% | 32.8% | 183 | 0.3 miles |
| Rothwell Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 15.4% | 310 | 0.7 miles |
| Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School | 63% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 211 | 0.9 miles |
| Carlton Primary School | 73% | 5.1% | 12.7% | 323 | 1.1 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)
- 31.67%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 13.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Victoria Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Rothwell Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Carlton Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wakefield
Other schools in Leeds
- Aberford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Adel Primary School Primary
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alder Tree Primary Academy Primary
- All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Allerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alwoodley Primary School Primary
- Armley Park Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Austhorpe Primary School Primary
- Bankside Primary School Primary
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cockburn Haigh Road Academy teach?
- Cockburn Haigh Road Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Cockburn Haigh Road Academy?
- The headteacher of Cockburn Haigh Road Academy is Mrs Jacquie Padgett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cockburn Haigh Road Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cockburn Haigh Road 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 Cockburn Haigh Road Academy?
- Cockburn Haigh Road Academy has 63 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Cockburn Haigh Road Academy full?
- Cockburn Haigh Road Academy has capacity for 135 pupils and 63 on roll (47%), so it has space against 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 Cockburn Haigh Road Academy a faith school?
- No. Cockburn Haigh Road Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Cockburn Haigh Road Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cockburn Haigh Road Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Cockburn Haigh Road Academy?
- Cockburn Haigh Road Academy is part of COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Cockburn Haigh Road Academy's absence rate?
- Cockburn Haigh Road Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Cockburn Haigh Road Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Cockburn Haigh Road Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.