Cockburn School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Leeds
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.284 miles
Last place: Any other children · Published by Leeds City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Cockburn School is a secondary school in Leeds for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 15 February 2022. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2014 to 2026 entry.
Cockburn School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.284 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted rated it Outstanding on 15 February 2022; of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Leeds, 1 is Outstanding, 3 Good and 4 have no current grade.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance offered, 1.284 miles for a child with no higher priority, was further than in 2025, the biggest move between its published years.
- Year 7 2026 drew 285 first-choice applications for 295 offers; 254 offers went to first-choice families and 31 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 49.1 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Leeds schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Parkside, Gipsy Lane, Leeds, LS11 5TT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 1,248 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 15 February 2022
Strengths
- “Cockburn School is at the heart of the community.”
- “Leaders’ ambition and support for the pupils who attend the school are exceptional.”
- “Staff and leaders share one vision: a ‘transformation to excellence’.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2022 (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) | 45% | 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: 285 first-preference applications, 295 offers in total, 254 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leeds.
- Cockburn John Charles Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- University Technical College Leeds 2.2 mi Good
- The Morley Academy 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Ruth Gorse Academy 2.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Woodkirk Academy 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mount St Mary's Catholic High School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bruntcliffe Academy 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published