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Cockburn School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Parkside, Gipsy Lane, Leeds LS11 5TT · cockburnschool.org · 0113 271 9962
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Leeds 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.28 mi
- 2.07 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Leeds Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,248
- 137 over 1,111 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 39.7%
- First language not English
- 20.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.28 mi (2.07 km) from the school. Source: Leeds Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 285 families put the school first and 295 places were offered; 89% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 295 | 285 | 1 | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 269 | 296 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 239 | 324 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 240 | 299 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 265 | 283 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.28 mi2.07 km | |
The school took more than its published admission number on offer day.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.1, and 45.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leeds it was 45.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.03 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108065)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 29.8 | +15.5 |
| Sixth form college | 18 | +2.1 |
| Further education | 32 | −13.4 |
| Other education | 1.3 | +0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | −1.9 |
| Employment | 3.9 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.9 | −4.1 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +0.9 |
Ofsted
Cockburn School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 15 February 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 15 Feb 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 28
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 32% who raised concerns
based on the 4% who had a child bullied