Leeds City Academy

State-Funded School

leeds-city-academy-leeds-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

LeedsLocal Authority

Leeds Central and HeadingleyConstituency

LS6 2LGPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,009 pupils. Leeds City Academy is part of White Rose Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 33.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.39

Ethnicity

White

26%

Asian

20%

Black

18%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

12%

Unclassified

15%

Pupils

1,009

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

63%

England average

27%

First language not English

72%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,009
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: White Rose Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 11 December 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
19 Jun 2019	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.