The Elland Academy, Leeds

Across Leeds, 83% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 95% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Leeds lodged 683 appeals against secondary school offers; 533 reached a hearing and 102 succeeded (19.1% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Elland Academy are Dixons Unity Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.3); The Farnley Academy (1.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.7); Cockburn School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.2); and Cockburn John Charles Academy (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.7).

The Elland Academy is one of 64 schools run by Delta Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.1 in 2024/25.

Of the 10 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 30% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college and 10% into work.

The nearest railway station is Cottingley Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wheatsheaf Junction, 100 metres away.

The primary schools closest to The Elland Academy are Beeston Primary School (0.6 miles), Lower Wortley Primary School (0.7 miles), Lift Cottingley (0.7 miles) and Hugh Gaitskell Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.