Academy sponsor led · Leeds

Bishop Young Church of England Academy

11–16Ages
777Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144809URN

Bishops Way, Seacroft, Bishop Young C of E Academy, Leeds, LS14 6NU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

1.2 below Leeds median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leeds

300 applications for 164 places · 38th of 42 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.4of 90

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

38th of 44 in Leeds

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

1.2 below Leeds median (3.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

300 applications · 164 places offered · 98 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Leeds median median 3.0
2025 1.4; Leeds median median 3.1
2024 1.3; Leeds median median 3.1
2023 1.3; Leeds median median 2.9
2022 1.7; Leeds median median 2.9
2021 0.6; Leeds median median 2.8
2020 0.9; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 1.0; Leeds median median 2.6
2018 1.1; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 2.2; Leeds median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Leeds median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Leeds median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leeds median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as David Young Community Academy (URN 131898), 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	164	300	1.8	98	0.60
Sep 2025	175	249	1.4	75	0.43
Sep 2024	173	223	1.3	59	0.34
Sep 2023	175	226	1.3	65	0.37
Sep 2022	120	199	1.7	56	0.47
Sep 2021	309	180	0.6	65	0.21
Sep 2020	261	224	0.9	84	0.32
Sep 2019	174	174	1.0	66	0.38
Sep 2018	156	171	1.1	77	0.49
Sep 2017 *	99	217	2.2	71	0.72
Sep 2016 *	165	329	2.0	132	0.80
Sep 2015 *	179	342	1.9	169	0.94
Sep 2014 *	178	355	2.0	177	0.99

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

136 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.438th of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%39th of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths49%

Leeds 71% England 66%

This school
Leeds median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.30

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	136	37.4	29%	49%	–
2024/25	173	36.9	31%	51%	–
2023/24	141	36.6	25%	48%	−0.30
2022/23	141	35.0	21%	41%	−0.35

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

Bishop Young Church of England AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
Leeds East Academy
1.1 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 31.4Attainment 8
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
2.6 km · Leeds

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
Roundhay School
2.7 km · Leeds

Outstanding2023

6.6applications per place 56.4Attainment 8
Temple Learning Academy
2.8 km · Leeds

2025

2.2applications per place 30.7Attainment 8
John Smeaton Academy
2.8 km · Leeds

Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Trinity Academy Leeds
3.4 km · Leeds

Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Leeds
3.5 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: 144809 · 383/4076
Trust: Abbey Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 900 pupils · 777 on roll
Free school meals: 56.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 May 2017
Replaced: David Young Community Academy (URN 131898)
Address: Bishops Way, Seacroft, Bishop Young C of E Academy, Leeds, LS14 6NU
Local authority: Leeds

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