Academy sponsor led · Leeds

Oulton Academy

11–16Ages
1,132Pupils
SecondaryPhase
148527URN

Pennington Lane, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8EX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.9 below Leeds median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leeds

547 applications for 264 places · 37th of 42 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

48.4of 90

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

22nd of 44 in Leeds

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 6 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	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

2.1applications per place, Year 7

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

547 applications · 264 places offered · 231 named it first

2026 2.1; Leeds median median 3.0
2025 2.1; Leeds median median 3.1
2024 2.1; Leeds median median 3.1
2023 2.1; Leeds median median 2.9
2022 2.1; Leeds median median 2.9
2021 1.9; Leeds median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 1.9; Leeds median median 2.9; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Leeds median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Leeds median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Leeds median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Leeds median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leeds median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as Royds School (URN 108081), 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	264	547	2.1	231	0.88
Sep 2025	236	495	2.1	207	0.88
Sep 2024	217	461	2.1	149	0.69
Sep 2023	187	399	2.1	143	0.76
Sep 2022	201	420	2.1	127	0.63
Sep 2021 *	239	455	1.9	138	0.58
Sep 2020 *	237	444	1.9	147	0.62
Sep 2019 *	220	405	1.8	139	0.63
Sep 2018 *	219	410	1.9	114	0.52
Sep 2017 *	199	416	2.1	130	0.65
Sep 2016 *	178	385	2.2	119	0.67
Sep 2015 *	185	354	1.9	104	0.56
Sep 2014 *	142	361	2.5	102	0.72

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

205 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.422nd of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths56%17th of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths71%

Leeds 71% England 66%

This school
Leeds median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.43

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	205	48.4	56%	71%	–
2024/25	210	44.9	52%	67%	–
2023/24	200	46.9	45%	69%	+0.43
2022/23	172	51.0	56%	72%	+0.52

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

Oulton AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Rodillian Academy
2.8 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Outwood Grange Academy
4.8 km · Wakefield

Good2024

1.6applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
4.9 km · Leeds

Good2024

3.2applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
Outwood Academy City Fields
5.5 km · Wakefield

Good2022

1.5applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
Brigshaw High School
5.6 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Freeston
5.7 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Cockburn John Charles Academy
6.0 km · Leeds

2026

2.6applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Temple Moor High School
6.6 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 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: 148527 · 383/4079
Trust: Carlton Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,016 pupils · 1,132 on roll
Free school meals: 30.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2021
Replaced: Royds School (URN 108081)
Address: Pennington Lane, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8EX
Local authority: Leeds

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