Academy sponsor led · Leeds

John Smeaton Academy

11–18Ages
677Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
148793URN

Barwick Road, Leeds, LS15 8TA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

438 applications for 166 places · 24th of 42 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

36.9of 90

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

40th of 44 in Leeds

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 30 April 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

2.6applications per place, Year 7

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

438 applications · 166 places offered · 156 named it first

2026 2.6; Leeds median median 3.0
2025 2.6; Leeds median median 3.1
2024 2.5; Leeds median median 3.1
2023 2.8; Leeds median median 2.9
2022 3.0; Leeds median median 2.9
2021 2.6; Leeds median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 2.8; Leeds median median 2.9; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Leeds median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.2; 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 2.3; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leeds median in 1 of 5 years.

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as John Smeaton Academy (URN 139282), John Smeaton Community College (URN 108063), 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	166	438	2.6	156	0.94
Sep 2025	157	400	2.6	138	0.88
Sep 2024	136	340	2.5	101	0.74
Sep 2023	119	338	2.8	87	0.73
Sep 2022	84	248	3.0	73	0.87
Sep 2021 *	95	251	2.6	72	0.76
Sep 2020 *	100	280	2.8	86	0.86
Sep 2019 *	157	320	2.0	136	0.87
Sep 2018 *	170	355	2.1	151	0.89
Sep 2017 *	179	396	2.2	161	0.90
Sep 2016 *	153	329	2.2	130	0.85
Sep 2015 *	146	272	1.9	122	0.84
Sep 2014 *	128	296	2.3	102	0.80

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

103 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)36.940th of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths28%40th 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)−0.90

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	103	36.9	28%	49%	–
2024/25	112	29.5	14%	35%	–
2023/24	147	32.5	27%	42%	−0.90
2022/23	149	34.9	24%	46%	−0.85

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

John Smeaton AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 31.4Attainment 8
Temple Moor High School
2.7 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
2.8 km · Leeds

Good2024

1.8applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
Temple Learning Academy
3.8 km · Leeds

2025

2.2applications per place 30.7Attainment 8
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
3.9 km · Leeds

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
Garforth Academy
4.3 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Roundhay School
5.5 km · Leeds

Outstanding2023

6.6applications per place 56.4Attainment 8
Trinity Academy Leeds
5.5 km · Leeds

Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 55.4Attainment 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: 148793 · 383/4082
Trust: The Gorse Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 677 on roll
Free school meals: 40.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2021
Replaced: John Smeaton Academy (URN 139282); John Smeaton Community College (URN 108063)
Address: Barwick Road, Leeds, LS15 8TA
Local authority: Leeds

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