John Smeaton Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

LeedsLocal Authority

Leeds EastConstituency

LS15 8TAPostcode

1.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

John Smeaton Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 677 pupils. John Smeaton Academy is part of The GORSE Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 29.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 14.3%
EBacc average point score: 2.57

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

677

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 677
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The GORSE Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
19 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
15 Apr 2019	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.