Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Leeds
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Leeds City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2017–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bishop Young Church of England Academy is a secondary school in Leeds for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 March 2024. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Bishop Young Church of England Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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 2 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 1 of the 9 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2024/25, 31% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 36.9 (England 46).
- In 2026 there were 98 first-choice applications for 164 Year 7 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 66 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 56.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 47.5% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Leeds.
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
- Bishops Way, Seacroft, Bishop Young C of E Academy, Leeds, LS14 6NU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 777 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 56.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 March 2024
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and conduct.”
- “The majority of pupils meet these expectations consistently.”
- “Lessons are typically free from disruption.”
To improve
- “Leaders know the importance of more pupils progressing into further education, employment or training as this support further embeds.”
- “However, their outcomes impact negatively on the school’s published examination results.”
- “Pupils' attendance at school remains too low.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2024 (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) | 31% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.9 | 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: 98 first-preference applications, 164 offers in total, 98 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.
- Leeds East Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 1.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- John Smeaton Academy 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Temple Moor High School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Trinity Academy Leeds 2.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Leeds 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Allerton Grange School 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mount St Mary's Catholic High School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published