Academy sponsor led · Leeds

Cockburn John Charles Academy

11–16Ages
1,169Pupils
SecondaryPhase
145927URN

Old Run Road, Leeds, LS10 2JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.4 below Leeds median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leeds

685 applications for 267 places · 27th of 42 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.7of 90

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

28th of 44 in Leeds

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 29 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 6 Strong standard
20 April 2022
Graded inspection: 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

2.6applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Leeds median (3.0) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

685 applications · 267 places offered · 183 named it first

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

2026 2.6; Leeds median median 3.0
2025 2.9; Leeds median median 3.1
2024 3.1; Leeds median median 3.1
2023 2.9; Leeds median median 2.9
2022 2.5; Leeds median median 2.9
2021 1.9; Leeds median median 2.8
2020 1.7; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 1.3; Leeds median median 2.6
2018 1.3; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Leeds median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Leeds median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 1.1; Leeds median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leeds median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as South Leeds Academy (URN 135969), South Leeds High School (URN 134514), 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	267	685	2.6	183	0.69
Sep 2025	239	683	2.9	177	0.74
Sep 2024	238	739	3.1	180	0.76
Sep 2023	236	686	2.9	177	0.75
Sep 2022	239	590	2.5	171	0.72
Sep 2021	259	491	1.9	153	0.59
Sep 2020	262	441	1.7	156	0.60
Sep 2019	266	337	1.3	125	0.47
Sep 2018 *	230	295	1.3	77	0.33
Sep 2017 *	156	204	1.3	67	0.43
Sep 2016 *	203	246	1.2	102	0.50
Sep 2015 *	179	193	1.1	89	0.50
Sep 2014 *	141	226	1.6	93	0.66

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

223 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.728th of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%35th of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths56%

Leeds 71% England 66%

This school
Leeds median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.47

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	223	45.7	33%	56%	–
2024/25	241	43.8	37%	53%	–
2023/24	236	41.6	28%	48%	+0.47
2022/23	204	44.8	38%	53%	+0.72

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

Cockburn John Charles AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Cockburn School
1.5 km · Leeds

Outstanding2022

3.0applications per place 51.2Attainment 8
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
2.0 km · Leeds

Good2024

3.2applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
University Technical College Leeds
2.5 km · Leeds

Good2023

49.7Attainment 8
The Ruth Gorse Academy
2.8 km · Leeds

Remains Outstanding2023

4.6applications per place 51.4Attainment 8
Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
3.2 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 54.6Attainment 8
Trinity Academy Leeds
4.1 km · Leeds

Outstanding2024

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

Good2022

2.2applications per place 27.9Attainment 8
Rodillian Academy
4.6 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 45.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145927 · 383/4077
Trust: Cockburn Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,169 on roll
Free school meals: 56.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: South Leeds Academy (URN 135969); South Leeds High School (URN 134514)
Address: Old Run Road, Leeds, LS10 2JU
Local authority: Leeds

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