Bruntcliffe Academy

State-Funded School

bruntcliffe-academy-leeds-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

LeedsLocal Authority

Leeds South West and MorleyConstituency

LS27 0LZPostcode

6.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Bruntcliffe Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 1,361 pupils. Bruntcliffe Academy is part of The GORSE Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.06

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,361

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,361
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The GORSE Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
23 Apr 2018	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.