The Farnley Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Leeds
Chapel Lane, Leeds, LS12 5EU
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 19/09/2023
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.3%
22.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,492
Capacity used
Over capacity123%
1,210 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
293 of 353 families who put it first got an offer
298
Places offered
766
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 353 | 293 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 131 | 3 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 123 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 159 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 766 | 298 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Richard Cooper
- Address
- Chapel Lane, Farnley, Leeds, LS12 5EU
- Phone
- 01132630741
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Farnley & Wortley · Leeds South West and Morley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137577
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
1,492 pupils · 1,210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
19 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,519 pupils
Attendance
91.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.53 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 78.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.54 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 293 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 292 | 22% | 57% | 77% | |
| English Language | 292 | 12% | 51% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 275 | 24% | 69% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 253 | 11% | 45% | 66% | |
| History | 184 | 30% | 55% | 70% | |
| Social Studies | 175 | 27% | 75% | 90% | |
| Spanish | 114 | 17% | 50% | 70% | |
| Geography | 100 | 18% | 50% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 99 | 13% | 45% | 61% | |
| French | 97 | 11% | 33% | 51% | |
| Computer Science | 48 | 38% | 65% | 73% | |
| Religious Studies | 46 | 74% | 96% | 100% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leeds council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.