Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Leeds
Bishops Way, Leeds, LS14 6NU
52
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/03/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.9%
33.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
777
Capacity used
Has space86%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
75 of 75 families who put it first got an offer
175
Places offered
249
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 75 | 75 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 59 | 18 | ● 31% |
| 3rd preference | 44 | 10 | ● 23% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 71 | 9 | ● 13% |
| Total | 249 | 112 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 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
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rachael Lacey-Cole
- Address
- Bishops Way, Seacroft, Leeds, LS14 6NU
- Phone
- 01133200582
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Killingbeck & Seacroft · Leeds East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144809
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 57% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 51% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ABBEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
777 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
19 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 864 pupils
Attendance
87.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.3%
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 | 36.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.99 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 31.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 50.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 11% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.12 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 173 | — |
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 | 171 | 12% | 35% | 54% | |
| English Language | 171 | 8% | 32% | 51% | |
| English Literature | 170 | 11% | 42% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 167 | 9% | 32% | 47% | |
| Religious Studies | 157 | 11% | 34% | 46% | |
| Geography | 75 | 5% | 36% | 59% | |
| Business | 71 | 18% | 51% | 58% | |
| History | 63 | 13% | 30% | 46% | |
| Social Studies | 45 | 11% | 51% | 56% | |
| Physical Education | 42 | 10% | 31% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 40 | 0% | 28% | 73% | |
| Spanish | 33 | 27% | 58% | 67% |
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.