Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy, Leeds

In its own words: "Corpus Christi Catholic College is an expanding 11-16 Voluntary Academy, part of St Gregory the Great Catholic Academy Trust. We are a mixed comprehensive secondary school in the Diocese of Leeds serving the parishes and Catholic primary school communities in the east of Leeds."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Thank you for your interest in Corpus Christi Catholic College. We are a Catholic College where every child is valued as a unique individual, created by God with an eternal destiny. Gospel values and the teachings of the Catholic Church underpin all aspects of College life and we place Christ at the centre of all that we do."

In 2026, pupils at Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Leeds and 47 across England.

31% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Leeds and 47% in England.

That is up from 35.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.88: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 26.2, against 43 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 64 families put Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 240 named it as one of their preferences, for 169 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy are Temple Learning Academy (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 30.7); Temple Moor High School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 44); Trinity Academy Leeds (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 55.4); and Co-op Academy Leeds (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 27.9).

Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is one of 9 schools run by St Gregory the Great Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 173 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 46% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

42.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 28.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (41%), Black (32%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 173 pupils (22.1%) received SEN support and 35 (4.5%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy has a resourced provision for severe learning difficulties: 22 places, 23 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Cross Gates Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Corpus Christi Coll (opposite), 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy issued 319 suspensions, 37.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy are Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Meadowfield Primary School (0.3 miles), Wykebeck Primary School (0.7 miles) and Victoria Primary Academy (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.