The Farnley Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B71
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Leeds, LS12 5EU
- Distance
- 1.5km away
Dixons Unity Academy
Whingate Road, Leeds, LS12 3DS
Local ranking38th of 45 secondary schools in Leeds
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1000
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 2 July 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 29.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 44.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 168
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 75.0%
- Continued in education
- 71.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 932
- Boys
- 463 (51%)
- Girls
- 444 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1000 (91% full)
- SEND
- 25.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 55.7%
- EAL
- 29.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.4%
- SEN Support
- 24.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 30.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 30.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,872/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 33.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 47.2%
- Black African: 11.9%
- Other: 11.1%
- Asian Pakistani: 9.7%
- White Other: 8.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.8%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.5%
47.2%
White British
11.9%
Black African
11.1%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Whingate Road
Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 146363
- UKPRN
- 10081427
- Establishment No.
- 4078
- Trust
- DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
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