Leeds East Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
F36
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Leeds, LS14 6HA
- Distance
- 1.8km away
John Smeaton Academy
Barwick Road, Leeds, LS15 8TA
Local ranking40th of 45 secondary schools in Leeds
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 30 April 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 36.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 28.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 48.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 103
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 74.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 7.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 610
- Boys
- 357 (53%)
- Girls
- 320 (47%)
- Capacity
- 900 (75% full)
- SEND
- 19.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 43.1%
- EAL
- 9.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.9%
- SEN Support
- 13.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 32.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £12,106/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
- 11.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 83.0%
- Black African: 5.3%
- Mixed Other: 1.9%
- White Other: 1.8%
- Asian Other: 1.8%
- Other: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.1%
- Black Caribbean: 0.9%
83.0%
White British
5.3%
Black African
1.9%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Barwick Road
Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 148793
- UKPRN
- 10089402
- Establishment No.
- 4082
- Trust
- THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
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