Garforth Academy is a secondary school located in Leeds. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lidgett Lane, Leeds

School Information

Address: Lidgett Lane, Leeds, LS25 1LJ
Website: www.garforthacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01132127127
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Leeds
Headteacher / Principal: Principal Anna Young
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136343

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 2065
Number of Pupils: 1916
Number of Boys: 956
Number of Girls: 960

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.49 Confidence interval 0.35 to 0.64
Of the 300 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 296 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:44%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:54%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:51.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.63
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Strawberry Fields Primary School
Lidgett Lane , Garforth LS25 1LL 		3out of 4 291 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Ninelands Primary School
Ninelands Lane , Garforth LS25 1NT 		3out of 4 1,003 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Station Fields , Garforth LS25 1PS 		4out of 4 1,168 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Kippax North Primary School
Brexdale Avenue , Kippax LS25 7EJ 		3out of 4 1,261 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Green Lane Primary Academy
Ribblesdale Avenue , Garforth LS25 2JX 		4out of 4 1,759 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Garforth Academy
Lidgett Lane , Garforth LS25 1LJ 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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