Academy converter · Leeds

Boston Spa Academy

11–18Ages
1,498Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
146217URN

Clifford Moor Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6RW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

close to Leeds median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leeds

733 applications for 238 places · 18th of 42 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

54.9of 90

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

9th of 44 in Leeds

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 24 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

3.1applications per place, Year 7

close to Leeds median (3.0) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

733 applications · 238 places offered · 259 named it first

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

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as Boston Spa Academy (URN 108091), 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	238	733	3.1	259	1.09
Sep 2025	236	801	3.4	298	1.26
Sep 2024	238	743	3.1	288	1.21
Sep 2023	270	659	2.4	214	0.79
Sep 2022	243	636	2.6	218	0.90
Sep 2021	278	603	2.2	284	1.02
Sep 2020	222	497	2.2	177	0.80
Sep 2019	192	436	2.3	172	0.90
Sep 2018 *	187	440	2.4	164	0.88
Sep 2017 *	169	438	2.6	136	0.80
Sep 2016 *	148	366	2.5	123	0.83
Sep 2015 *	136	322	2.4	110	0.81
Sep 2014 *	116	399	3.4	99	0.85

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

270 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)54.99th of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths67%6th of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths83%

Leeds 71% England 66%

This school
Leeds median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.56

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	270	54.9	67%	83%	–
2024/25	229	55.6	71%	84%	–
2023/24	218	54.1	64%	76%	+0.56
2022/23	200	54.8	67%	82%	+0.50

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

Boston Spa AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.1applications per place 54.9Attainment 8
Wetherby High School
3.5 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Tadcaster Grammar School
4.4 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
John Smeaton Academy
10.6 km · Leeds

Good2024

2.6applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
Leeds East Academy
11.5 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Good2024

1.8applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
Allerton Grange School
12.5 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 51.2Attainment 8
Roundhay School
12.8 km · Leeds

Outstanding2023

6.6applications per place 56.4Attainment 8
Garforth Academy
12.8 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 50.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146217 · 383/4114
Trust: The Gorse Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,498 on roll
Free school meals: 19.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Boston Spa Academy (URN 108091)
Address: Clifford Moor Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6RW
Local authority: Leeds

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