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Oulton Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Pennington Lane, Oulton, Leeds LS26 8EX · oultonacademy.org.uk · 0113 205 9559

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.9
average Attainment 8 score. Leeds 45.5, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Leeds Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,132
116 over 1,016 places · 111%
Local authority
Leeds
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
30.9%
First language not English
6.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Carlton Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Leeds Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 231 families put the school first and 264 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 127 (Places 201)127September 2023: 143 (Places 187)143September 2024: 149 (Places 217)149September 2025: 207 (Places 236)207September 2026: 231 (Places 264)231Places 264
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262642310.9100%
September 2025Sept 20252362070.999%
September 2024Sept 20242171490.7100%
September 2023Sept 20231871430.8100%
September 2022Sept 20222011270.6100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.9, and 52.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leeds it was 45.5, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D- (17.7 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: 44.0 (England 46.3)44.02017/18: 41.6 (England 46.5)41.62018/19: 39.9 (England 46.7)39.92021/22: 47.2 (England 48.8)47.22022/23: 51.0 (England 46.3)51.02023/24: 46.9 (England 45.9)46.92024/25: 44.9 (England 46.0)44.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.946.0
▲52.4%45.4%
▲67.1%64.8%
▼21.9%40.5%
●3.944.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108081)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form5.5+0.3
Sixth form college31.5+7.7
Further education48+4.5
Other education0.5—
Apprenticeship2−4.2
Employment1.5−2.6
Not in a lasting destination6.5−5.4
Activity not captured4.5−0.7

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 20.5 (England 30.5)D2016/17: 18.6 (England 31.1)D2017/18: 18.9 (England 32.1)D2018/19: 17.7 (England 32.9)D-England 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
35 studentsD- (17.7)Below average -0.53
35 studentsD- (17.6)Below average -0.52
18 studentsMerit- (22.9)Below average -0.50
0%AAB or better
78.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1831D (18.9)-0.77
2016/1751D (18.6)-0.50
2015/1658D (20.5)-0.25

Published for the predecessor school (URN 108081)

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/20
Left in 2019/20Since 2016/17
University16−19
Other education4−5
Apprenticeship36+17
Employment240
Not in a lasting destination16+4
Activity not captured4+3

Published for the predecessor school (URN 108081)

Ofsted

Oulton Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 6 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
6 Mar 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2018

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108081), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2019Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2018Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108081)

  • May 2016Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108081)

  • Nov 2014Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108081)

What parents said

74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (151 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
74%
Replies
151
14% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼78% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼78% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼72% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼78% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼57% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼77% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼81% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼68% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼70% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼63% agreeEngland 67%

based on 38 parents (25%) with SEND

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