Cockburn John Charles Academy

State-Funded School

cockburn-john-charles-academy-leeds-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

LeedsLocal Authority

Leeds SouthConstituency

LS10 2JUPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

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

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,169 pupils. Cockburn John Charles Academy is part of COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 2 Jun 2026 · published 29 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation 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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 37.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.65

Ethnicity

White

44%

Asian

24%

Black

24%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,169

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

41%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,169
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
16 Jun 2022	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
30 Jan 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.