Bruntcliffe Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Leeds
Bruntcliffe Lane, Leeds, LS27 0LZ
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 26/11/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.3%
27.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,361
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
1,400 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
244 of 244 families who put it first got an offer
261
Places offered
710
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 244 | 244 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 235 | 14 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 172 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 59 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 710 | 260 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 140 applications came from outside the council area (71 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Pascoe Gill
- Address
- Bruntcliffe Lane, Morley, Leeds, LS27 0LZ
- Phone
- 01132523225
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Morley South · Leeds South West and Morley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142056
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
1,361 pupils · 1,400 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
26 November 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 23
23 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,424 pupils
Attendance
90.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
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 | 48.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.25 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 73.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.06 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 276 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 276 | 20% | 58% | 72% | |
| Mathematics | 275 | 15% | 48% | 71% | |
| Social Studies | 263 | 14% | 48% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 263 | 19% | 59% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 244 | 2% | 25% | 51% | |
| History | 173 | 28% | 50% | 66% | |
| Spanish | 94 | 7% | 30% | 49% | |
| Art and Design | 91 | 29% | 69% | 87% | |
| Geography | 83 | 16% | 41% | 55% | |
| French | 78 | 5% | 33% | 45% | |
| Drama | 40 | 18% | 50% | 57% | |
| Chinese | 33 | 21% | 55% | 82% |
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.