Academy sponsor led · Leeds

Leeds East Academy

11–16Ages
967Pupils
SecondaryPhase
136826URN

South Parkway, Leeds, LS14 6HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

1.3 below Leeds median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leeds

276 applications for 164 places · 40th of 42 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

31.4of 90

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

42nd of 44 in Leeds

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Year 7

1.3 below Leeds median (3.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

276 applications · 164 places offered · 101 named it first

2026 1.7; Leeds median median 3.0
2025 2.0; Leeds median median 3.1
2024 2.3; Leeds median median 3.1
2023 2.5; Leeds median median 2.9
2022 2.1; Leeds median median 2.9
2021 2.2; Leeds median median 2.8
2020 1.8; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 1.8; Leeds median median 2.6
2018 2.0; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 2.0; Leeds median median 2.6
2016 1.8; Leeds median median 2.6
2015 1.5; Leeds median median 2.2
2014 1.7; Leeds median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Leeds median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Leeds median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	164	276	1.7	101	0.62
Sep 2025	178	351	2.0	171	0.96
Sep 2024	180	412	2.3	190	1.06
Sep 2023	179	443	2.5	230	1.28
Sep 2022	189	392	2.1	181	0.96
Sep 2021	190	421	2.2	204	1.07
Sep 2020	209	370	1.8	187	0.89
Sep 2019	174	304	1.8	155	0.89
Sep 2018	180	363	2.0	175	0.97
Sep 2017	151	303	2.0	133	0.88
Sep 2016	171	301	1.8	125	0.73
Sep 2015	168	248	1.5	99	0.59
Sep 2014	135	229	1.7	96	0.71

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

204 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)31.442nd of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths21%42nd of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths40%

Leeds 71% England 66%

This school
Leeds median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.87

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	204	31.4	21%	40%	–
2024/25	219	32.7	22%	36%	–
2023/24	221	32.3	20%	35%	−0.87
2022/23	184	37.3	29%	49%	−0.59

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Leeds East AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 31.4Attainment 8
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
1.1 km · Leeds

Good2024

1.8applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
John Smeaton Academy
1.8 km · Leeds

Good2024

2.6applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
Temple Moor High School
2.1 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
2.5 km · Leeds

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
Temple Learning Academy
2.6 km · Leeds

2025

2.2applications per place 30.7Attainment 8
Roundhay School
3.8 km · Leeds

Outstanding2023

6.6applications per place 56.4Attainment 8
Trinity Academy Leeds
3.9 km · Leeds

Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Leeds
4.1 km · Leeds

Good2022

2.2applications per place 27.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136826 · 383/4000
Trust: White Rose Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 975 pupils · 967 on roll
Free school meals: 59.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Parklands Girls' High School (URN 108074)
Address: South Parkway, Leeds, LS14 6HA
Local authority: Leeds

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources