Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Neville Road, Leeds, LS9 0TT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James O'Doherty
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
- Sponsor
- St Gregory the Great Catholic Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 920
- Pupils on roll
- 784
- URN
- 148294
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132009010
About this school
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 784 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 173 | 173 | 173 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.5 | 35.7 | 35.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.99 -1.20 to -0.78 | -0.88 -1.09 to -0.66 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% | 32.9% | 30.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 50.9% | 51.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 42% | 15.6% | 52.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
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 Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary 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 | 38.5 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.7 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.1 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 883 |
| 2023/24 | 881 |
| 2024/25 | 844 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy compares
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy ranked 38th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.1 | 12.4% | 40.6% | 784 | — |
| Temple Moor High School | 45.9 | 9.2% | 25.3% | 1,341 | 1.0 miles |
| Trinity Academy Leeds | — | 4.9% | 59.6% | 1,182 | 1.2 miles |
| Co-op Academy Leeds | 30.5 | 17% | 62.3% | 974 | 1.5 miles |
| Leeds East Academy | 32.7 | 17.4% | 59.6% | 967 | 1.6 miles |
| Bishop Young Church of England Academy | 36.9 | 12.1% | 54.7% | 777 | 1.6 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)
- 40.64%
- English as an additional language
- 22.6%
- Overall absence
- 12.42%
- Persistent absence
- 34.11%
Location
Nearby schools
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Temple Moor High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Trinity Academy Leeds1.2 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Co-op Academy Leeds1.5 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Leeds East Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Bishop Young Church of England Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy ranks 29th 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
- Dixons Unity Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy teach?
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is Mr James O'Doherty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary 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 Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy?
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy has 784 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy full?
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy has capacity for 920 pupils and 784 on roll (85%), 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 Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Leeds (rc).
- Is Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy a selective school?
- No. Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is part of ST GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.5 in 2022/23 and 35.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy ranked 38th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 12.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary 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 10 July 2026.