The Farnley Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Leeds
The Farnley Academy is a secondary school in Leeds for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 19 September 2023. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Chapel Lane, Farnley, Leeds, LS12 5EU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 1,492 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 19 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils proudly attend this aspirational and visionary school.”
- “They know that they are well supported to achieve the high expectations that the school has for them.”
- “Pupils model the school’s core values of ‘ambitious, resilient and kind’ in everything they do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 51% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 317 first-preference applications, 295 offers in total, 278 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2015 to 2026, as Leeds published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leeds.
- Dixons Unity Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Crawshaw Academy 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pudsey Grammar School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leeds West Academy 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bruntcliffe Academy 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Morley Academy 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cockburn School 3.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Priesthorpe 3.3 mi Good Last distance published