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Cockburn Ingram Road Academy, Leeds

Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 3–11

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
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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.

All 6 schools in Cockburn Multi 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 GIAS
Head:Mrs Jade Millington
Pupils:300
LA:Leeds
Phone:01132456136
Address:Brown Lane East, Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 9LA
Trust:COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (6 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 July 2025

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.

URN:151719
UKPRN:10097613
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Leeds South
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 2024/25

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.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-2ppMaths+9ppWriting+7pp

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?

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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

Top Moor Side
291m · 5 min walk
Pleasant Street
301m · 5 min walk
Cemetery Road Junction
429m · 7 min walk
Fairway Court (opp)
472m · 8 min walk
City Evangelical Church
497m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Cockburn Ingram Road Academy is in Leeds; for families living there:

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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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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

86%

Available places

300 pupils

350 places

50 spare places

as recorded on GIAS

Area Demand Pressure - Leeds

Medium pressure
New homes approved:14,725
Projected new pupils:3,681

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leeds

Across Leeds council

Low demand council-wide0.79 applications per place

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

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication28
Specific Learning Difficulty5
Social, Emotional & Mental Health5
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
Profound & Multiple LD1
Visual Impairment1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
20.0%
Asian
15.7%
Black
42.7%
Mixed
3.6%
Other
9.3%
Unclassified
0.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals47.0%
English as Additional Language68.3%

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 2025
2024/25

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

Authorised3.1%
Unauthorised3.4%
Persistent (10%+)19.9%
Severe (50%+)4.0%

Absence trend

4.0%
18/19
5.4%
20/21
9.1%
21/22
8.9%
22/23
7.1%
23/24
6.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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)

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