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Boston Spa Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Clifford Moor Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby LS23 6RW · bostonspa.leeds.sch.uk · 01937 846636

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
55.6
average Attainment 8 score. Leeds 45.5, England 46
Last distance offered
5.76 mi
9.27 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Leeds Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,498
298 over 1,200 places · 125%
Local authority
Leeds
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
19.2%
First language not English
11.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Gorse 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 5.76 mi (9.27 km) from the school. Source: Leeds Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 259 families put the school first and 238 places were offered; 87% 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: 218 (Places 243)218September 2023: 214 (Places 270)214September 2024: 288 (Places 238)288September 2025: 298 (Places 236)298September 2026: 259 (Places 238)259Places 238
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262382591.1▲87%
September 2025Sept 20252362981.3▲77%
September 2024Sept 20242382881.2▲79%
September 2023Sept 20232702140.8100%
September 2022Sept 20222432180.9100%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20265.76 mi9.27 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.6, and 70.7% 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- (35 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: 49.2 (England 46.3)49.22017/18: 50.3 (England 46.5)50.32018/19: 54.3 (England 46.7)54.32021/22: 58.7 (England 48.8)58.72022/23: 54.8 (England 46.3)54.82023/24: 54.1 (England 45.9)54.12024/25: 55.6 (England 46.0)55.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲55.646.0
▲70.7%45.4%
▲83.8%64.8%
▲84.7%40.5%
▲5.284.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108091)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form51.4−1.1
Sixth form college5+1.9
Further education29.40
Apprenticeship3.2−0.6
Employment1.4−1.7
Not in a lasting destination8.3+2.7
Activity not captured1.4+0.1

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: 30.5 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 32.6 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 33.9 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 36.8 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 34.9 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 31.6 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 32.1 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 35.0 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
96 studentsB- (35)Average -0.06
96 studentsB- (35.1)Average -0.06
15 studentsDist (36.3)Average +0.16
13.6%AAB or better
92.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2481C+ (32.1)-0.39
2022/2395C (31.6)—
2021/2272C+ (34.9)—
2018/1959B- (36.8)+0.27
2017/1886C+ (33.9)+0.27
2016/1794C+ (32.6)+0.21
2015/1694C (30.5)-0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University53.4−6.6
Further and other education4.6−0.4
Further education3.4—
Other education1.1—
Apprenticeship2.3−0.2
Employment25+1.2
Not in a lasting destination11.4+5.1
Activity not captured3.4+0.9

Ofsted

Boston Spa Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 24 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
24 Jan 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2015

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108091), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108091)

  • May 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108091)

What parents said

75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (242 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
75%
Replies
242
18% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▼76% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼80% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼81% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲88% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼72% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼58% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼35% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼43% agreeEngland 67%

based on 51 parents (21%) with SEND

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