Leeds City Academy, Leeds

In 2026, pupils at Leeds City Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 36.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Leeds and 47 across England.

26% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Leeds and 47% in England.

That is down from 38.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.42: pupils made above 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 33.9, against 40.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Computer Science.

For September 2026 entry, 134 families put Leeds City Academy as their first choice and 370 named it as one of their preferences, for 225 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 Leeds City Academy are Dixons Trinity Chapeltown (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 45.8); Adel Beck (1.1 miles); Carr Manor Community School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.1); and Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.5).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Leeds City Academy.

Leeds City Academy is one of 4 schools run by White Rose Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37.9 in 2024/25.

34 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Leeds City Academy (as of September 2025): 71% would recommend the school, 77% say their child is happy there and 46% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (85%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (46%).

Of the 154 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 75% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 38% to a further education college and 2% to an apprenticeship.

62.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 72.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (20%), Black (18%) and other ethnic groups (12%).

In 2026, 184 pupils (18.2%) received SEN support and 9 (0.9%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Burley Park Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodhouse Street, 330 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 520 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Leeds City Academy issued 191 suspensions, 18.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Leeds City Academy are Quarry Mount Primary School (0.2 miles), Alder Tree Primary Academy (0.6 miles), Brudenell Primary School (0.6 miles) and Spring Bank Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.