Academy sponsor led · Leeds

Bruntcliffe Academy

11–16Ages
1,361Pupils
SecondaryPhase
142056URN

Bruntcliffe Lane, Morley, Leeds, LS27 0LZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 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

2.4per place

0.6 below Leeds median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leeds

659 applications for 278 places · 30th of 42 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.8of 90

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

23rd of 44 in Leeds

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Inspection history

26 November 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
23 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.4applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Leeds median (3.0) close to England median (2.2)

659 applications · 278 places offered · 170 named it first

2026 2.4; Leeds median median 3.0
2025 2.7; Leeds median median 3.1
2024 2.7; Leeds median median 3.1
2023 2.7; Leeds median median 2.9
2022 2.9; Leeds median median 2.9
2021 2.7; Leeds median median 2.8
2020 2.6; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 2.3; Leeds median median 2.6
2018 3.2; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 3.4; Leeds median median 2.6
2016 3.5; Leeds median median 2.6
2015 3.2; Leeds median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 3.6; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as Bruntcliffe School (URN 108086), the previous school.

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	278	659	2.4	170	0.61
Sep 2025	261	710	2.7	244	0.93
Sep 2024	276	749	2.7	219	0.79
Sep 2023	278	750	2.7	246	0.88
Sep 2022	278	809	2.9	264	0.95
Sep 2021	279	740	2.7	248	0.89
Sep 2020	279	727	2.6	185	0.66
Sep 2019	235	541	2.3	131	0.56
Sep 2018	157	508	3.2	126	0.80
Sep 2017	140	474	3.4	123	0.88
Sep 2016	121	420	3.5	98	0.81
Sep 2015 *	71	230	3.2	46	0.65
Sep 2014 *	118	421	3.6	95	0.81

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

271 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.823rd of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths49%26th of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths69%

Leeds 71% England 66%

This school
Leeds median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.34

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	271	47.8	49%	69%	–
2024/25	276	46.0	45%	67%	–
2023/24	247	48.2	50%	72%	+0.34
2022/23	180	50.0	48%	72%	+0.66

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

Bruntcliffe AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
The Morley Academy
1.0 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 55.1Attainment 8
Batley Girls' High School
2.3 km · Kirklees

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Woodkirk Academy
2.9 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 52.3Attainment 8
Batley Grammar School
3.0 km · Kirklees

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Upper Batley High School
3.0 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
The Farnley Academy
4.2 km · Leeds

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Cockburn School
4.3 km · Leeds

Outstanding2022

3.0applications per place 51.2Attainment 8
BBG Academy
4.6 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2021

2.8applications per place 51.0Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 142056 · 383/4071
Trust: The Gorse Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,400 pupils · 1,361 on roll
Free school meals: 25.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2015
Replaced: Bruntcliffe School (URN 108086)
Address: Bruntcliffe Lane, Morley, Leeds, LS27 0LZ
Local authority: Leeds

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