Oulton 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
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Oulton Academy is a secondary school in Leeds for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 6 March 2024. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2014 to 2026 entry.
Oulton 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 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 15 of the 39 other Leeds secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Places ran out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 5 earlier years with a published Year 7 outcome.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 231 first-choice applications for 264 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 33 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), while the Attainment 8 score was 44.9 (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
- Pennington Lane, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8EX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 1,132 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 6 March 2024
Strengths
- “The school provides a vibrant and positive place to learn that pupils enjoy.”
- “The school has exceptionally high expectations for pupils.”
- “The relentless focus on oracy ensures that pupils have excellent communication skills.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, some pupils do not attend school often enough.”
- “Too many are persistently absent.”
- “The school recognises that pupils’ regular attendance is an area for continued focus.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 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) | 52% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.9 | 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: 231 first-preference applications, 264 offers in total, 231 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.
- Rodillian Academy 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Brigshaw High School 3.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cockburn John Charles Academy 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Temple Moor High School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 4.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Cockburn School 4.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Garforth Academy 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published