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Garforth Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Lidgett Lane, Garforth, Leeds LS25 1LJ · garforthacademy.org.uk · 0113 212 7127

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
53.1
average Attainment 8 score. Leeds 45.5, England 46
Last distance offered
3.36 mi
5.40 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Leeds Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,897
92% of 2,065 places
Local authority
Leeds
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
16.1%
First language not English
5.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Delta Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.36 mi (5.40 km) from the school. Source: Leeds Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 298 families put the school first and 300 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 295 (Places 298)295September 2023: 314 (Places 307)314September 2024: 281 (Places 298)281September 2025: 297 (Places 300)297September 2026: 298 (Places 300)298Places 300
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026300298197%
September 2025Sept 2025300297198%
September 2024Sept 20242982810.998%
September 2023Sept 20233073141▲96%
September 2022Sept 2022298295197%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20263.36 mi5.40 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.1, and 65.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leeds it was 45.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 52.7 (England 46.3)52.72017/18: 52.1 (England 46.5)52.12018/19: 51.8 (England 46.7)51.82021/22: 54.1 (England 48.8)54.12022/23: 50.7 (England 46.3)50.72023/24: 50.5 (England 45.9)50.52024/25: 53.1 (England 46.0)53.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲53.146.0
▲65.4%45.4%
▲80.7%64.8%
▲81.7%40.5%
▲5.114.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form58.1−5.5
Sixth form college6.7+4.1
Further education25.2−2
Other education0.3—
Apprenticeship3+1
Employment0.3−1
Not in a lasting destination3+1.3
Activity not captured3.4+1.7

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 30.7 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 33.6 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 31.7 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 35.1 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 37.3 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 36.0 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 33.9 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 37.7 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
114 studentsB- (37.7)Average +0.05
117 studentsB- (37.8)Average +0.05
66 studentsMerit+ (27.2)Average +0.01
8 studentsDist- (31.7)Average +0.22
10 studentsL2Merit (6)Average -0.37
20.6%AAB or better
89.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24139C+ (33.9)-0.15
2022/23139B- (36)—
2021/22126B- (37.3)—
2018/19130B- (35.1)+0.19
2017/18146C+ (31.7)+0.15
2016/17181C+ (33.6)+0.23
2015/16153C (30.7)+0.02

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University45.6+10.2
Apprenticeship11.5+0.5
Employment33.5−1.9
Not in a lasting destination5.5−4.4
Activity not captured3.8+0.5

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Garforth Academy on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
5 Nov 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2013Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Jul 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (286 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
77%
Replies
286
15% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼83% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼80% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼79% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼64% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼65% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼64% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼45% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼53% agreeEngland 67%

based on 69 parents (24%) with SEND

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