Cockburn Ingram Road Academy, Leeds
Cockburn Ingram Road Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Leeds, part of Cockburn Multi Academy Trust.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leeds (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Cockburn Ingram Road Academy in detail
Cockburn Ingram Road Academy in its own words
In its own words: ""Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." I am confident that our 'Learning for Life' motto fits well with this and I believe that every Cockburn MAT pupil has the potential to do just that."
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Cockburn Ingram Road Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Ingram Road Primary School (URN 107952), 50% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 50% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Cockburn Ingram Road Academy
For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Cockburn Ingram Road Academy as their first choice and 68 named it as one of their preferences, for 33 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Cockburn Ingram Road Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cockburn Ingram Road Academy are Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 44% reading, 46% maths); Lane End Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 59% reading, 69% maths); Greenmount Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 68% reading, 67% maths); and New Bewerley Community School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 58% reading, 56% maths).
Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolLane End Primary SchoolGreenmount Primary SchoolNew Bewerley Community School
The trust
Cockburn Ingram Road Academy is one of 6 schools run by Cockburn Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
47% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 68.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (43%), White British (20%) and Asian (16%).
In 2026, 42 pupils (14%) received SEN support and 1 (0.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Leeds Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Top Moor Side, 290 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cockburn Ingram Road Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 592 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Cockburn Ingram Road Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in July 2025. Before that, as Ingram Road Primary School (URN 107952), it was rated Inadequate in March 2024.
At a Glance
47.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
23.6
Avg class size
19.2
Infant (KS1)
27.3
KS2
12
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Ingram Road Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Ingram Road Primary School (URN 107952), the school Cockburn Ingram Road Academy replaced. There are no figures for Cockburn Ingram Road Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 50% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 41% to 50% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 41% to 48% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Cockburn Ingram Road Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Cockburn Ingram Road Academy.
- GEEP CENTRE810m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Cockburn Ingram Road Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Leeds's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Cockburn Ingram Road Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Cockburn Ingram Road Academy is in Leeds; for families living there:
Apply to Leeds for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 70
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 16
- Children hurt
- 9
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 70 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 16 serious and 54 slight.
9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
15 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Leeds is 18.5 (the median across 308 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Cockburn Ingram Road Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
300 pupils
350 places
50 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Leeds
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leeds
Across Leeds council
Places available
10,125
Applications
8,039
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Leeds council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
42
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
14.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
300
Total Pupils
143
Boys
157
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
18.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,053
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Ingram Road Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Ingram Road Primary School (URN 107952), the school Cockburn Ingram Road Academy replaced. There are no figures for Cockburn Ingram Road Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
6.6%
Overall absence
19.9%
Persistent absence
276
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Cockburn Ingram Road Academy
Are there exam results for Cockburn Ingram Road Academy?
Cockburn Ingram Road Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Ingram Road Primary School (URN 107952), 50% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 50% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Cockburn Ingram Road Academy's Ofsted rating?
Cockburn Ingram Road Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in July 2025. Before that, as Ingram Road Primary School (URN 107952), it was rated Inadequate in March 2024.
What is the catchment area for Cockburn Ingram Road Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Cockburn Ingram Road Academy is oversubscribed, Leeds allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Cockburn Ingram Road Academy?
Classes at Cockburn Ingram Road Academy average 23.6 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Cockburn Ingram Road Academy?
Cockburn Ingram Road Academy has around 300 pupils on roll. 47% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Cockburn Ingram Road Academy?
Apply through Leeds's coordinated admissions process, naming Cockburn Ingram Road Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Cockburn Ingram Road Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Cockburn Ingram Road Academy: GEEP CENTRE (810m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Cockburn Ingram Road Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 70 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 16 serious and 54 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 15 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leeds is 18.5 (the median across 308 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cockburn Ingram Road Academy?
Cockburn Ingram Road Academy is at Brown Lane East, Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 9LA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)