Oulton AcademyCockburn Laurence Calvert Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leeds.

Summary of the comparison

Oulton Academy and Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy are secondary schools in Leeds.

  • Oulton Academy scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Oulton Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Oulton Academy was judged Outstanding and Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.4 for Oulton Academy and 41.8 for Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Oulton Academy (47.2 in 2021-22, 48.4 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Oulton Academy versus Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LeedsOulton AcademyLeedsCockburn Laurence Calvert AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking17th of 45 in Leeds Stronger figure41st of 45 in Leeds
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Free schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,132 1,023
Capacity1,016 1,050
LocationLeeds, LS26 8EX Leeds, LS10 4AX
GCSE results
Attainment 848.4 Stronger figure41.8 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths55.6% Stronger figure35.5% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths70.7% Stronger figure56.9% 64.8%
Cohort205 197
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,094 822
Free school meals (ever 6)34.5% 46.7%
English as an additional language5.5% 12.7%
SEN support19.1% 23.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence12.0% 10.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence33.4% 29.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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