Cockburn School

State-Funded School

cockburn-school-leeds-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

LeedsLocal Authority

Leeds SouthConstituency

LS11 5TTPostcode

9.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,248 pupils. Cockburn School is part of COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.03

Ethnicity

White

54%

Asian

23%

Black

14%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,248

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

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: 1,248
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
28 Apr 2022	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
9 Oct 2014	Good	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.