Cockburn John Charles Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Leeds
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.752 miles
Last place: Any other children · Published by Leeds City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Cockburn John Charles Academy is a secondary school in Leeds for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2014 to 2026 entry.
Cockburn John Charles 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 | 1.752 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 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 56.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 47.6% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Leeds.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance offered, 1.752 miles for a child with no higher priority, was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 183 first-choice applications for 267 offers; 179 offers went to first-choice families and 4 first-choice families (2%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 37% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 43.8 (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
- Old Run Road, Old Run Rd, Leeds, LS10 2JU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 1,169 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 56.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “These differences are celebrated by the staff and the pupils.”
- “Inclusivity is at the heart of the school.”
- “Positive and trusting relationships exist between staff and pupils.”
To improve
- “Leaders should continue their relentless drive to improve attendance.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 June 2026 (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) | 37% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.8 | 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: 183 first-preference applications, 267 offers in total, 179 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 School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- University Technical College Leeds 1.6 mi Good
- The Ruth Gorse Academy 1.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Mount St Mary's Catholic High School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Trinity Academy Leeds 2.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Leeds 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Rodillian Academy 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published