Cockburn John Charles Academy
Old Run Road, Leeds, LS10 2JU
1,169 pupils · 97% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Free school meals
- 56.3%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 June 2026, published 29 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 53.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 22.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.69 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 267 | 183 | 685 | 267 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 239 | 177 | 683 | 239 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 238 | 180 | 739 | 238 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 236 | 177 | 686 | 236 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 239 | 171 | 590 | 239 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 259 | 153 | 491 | 259 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 262 | 156 | 441 | 253 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 266 | 125 | 337 | 196 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cockburn School 1.5 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy 2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- University Technical College Leeds 2.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Ruth Gorse Academy 2.8 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Mount St Mary's Catholic High School 3.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Trinity Academy Leeds 4.1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.