The Farnley 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 12/12/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Chapel Lane, Leeds, LS12 5EU
Website: www.farnley.leeds.sch.uk
Telephone: 01132630741
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Leeds
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Chris Stokes
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137577

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/12/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1250
Number of Pupils: 1407
Number of Boys: 753
Number of Girls: 654

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.62 Confidence interval 0.45 to 0.79
Of the 224 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 219 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:36%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:58%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:52
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.38
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lawns Park Primary School
Chapel Lane , Old Farnley LS12 5EX 		2out of 4 264 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cobden Primary School
Cobden Road , Farnley LS12 5LA 		3out of 4 677 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ryecroft Academy
Ryecroft Academy , Stonebridge Grove LS12 5AW 		2out of 4 943 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Lower Wortley Primary School
Lower Wortley Road , LS12 4PX 		3out of 4 1,549 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Whingate Primary School
Whingate Road , LS12 3DS 		3out of 4 1,725 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Farnley Academy
Chapel Lane , Farnley LS12 5EU 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dixons Unity Academy
Whingate Road , LS12 3DS 		2out of 4 1,721 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Crawshaw Academy
Robin Lane , LS28 9HU 		3out of 4 2,848 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Elland Academy
Gelderd Road , 118 LS12 6DQ 		3out of 4 2,750 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Fulneck School
Fulneck , Pudsey LS28 8DS 		- not rated 3,096 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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