Secondary school

Cockburn School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Leeds
  • LS11 5TT
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Feb 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,070 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 33%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 55%55%2016/17: top 36%2017/18: top 42%2018/19: top 55%2021/22: top 54%2022/23: top 39%2023/24: top 37%2024/25: top 33%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Attainment 849.1 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.38/10 Above+24.2 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths45.3% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%6/10 Middle+12.8 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.03 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.936/10 Middle+22 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.72 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.0710/10 Top 10%+36 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 49.5 · 217 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 48.6 · 202 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 47.4 · 209 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 45.1 · 244 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 47.6 · 251 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 48.1 · 221 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 48.4 · 228 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 49.1 · 274 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.349.545.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 43% · 202 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 40% · 209 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 35% · 244 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 45% · 251 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 49% · 221 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 53.9% · 228 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 45.3% · 274 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%53.9%35%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in89.1%
254 of 285 who put it first2014 · 79.7%2026 · 89.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st285254
2nd24135
3rd1845

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2010Goodas predecessor
  4. 2014Goodas predecessor
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2022Outstanding

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,248
Free school meals (past 6 years)38.9%
First language not English19.8%
SEN support15.0%
EHC plan0.9%
Absence (sessions missed)8.2%
Persistently absent pupils21.6%

Girls 51.1%Boys 48.9%

112.3% full · 1,111 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 28 responses (2.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 96.4% not applicable100% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 67.9% not applicable100% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child100% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development100% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.1
Pupils per adult11.1
  • Classroom teachers 65
  • Leadership 12.4
  • Teaching assistants 23.3
  • Other support 51.5

Teachers 77.4 FTE · Whole workforce 152.1 · 167 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,714
Spend per pupil£7,729
Staff spend per pupil£5,749
Reserve per pupil£7,930
  • +£10,142,000revenue reserve
  • +£1,260,000in-year balance

Grants £8,216 · self-generated £498 · premises £403 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (6 academies) · trust reserve £24,853,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

228 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained86.4%
  • Education81.1%
  • Apprenticeship1.3%
  • Employment3.9%
  • Not sustained7.9%
  • Unknown5.7%