Bishop Young Church of England Academy

Bishop Young Church of England Academy has shown significant improvement since its previous inspection, now rated as good overall in various aspects including the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership. The school has established a supportive and inclusive environment, fostering high expectations among pupils and offering a range of enrichment opportunities. However, challenges remain, particularly with pupils' attendance, which affects their learning opportunities. The school has implemented effective strategies to improve attendance but needs to continue these efforts to ensure all students benefit from the curriculum fully.

Strengths

• Inclusive and supportive environment for all pupils
• Strong focus on behaviour management leading to minimal disruption in lessons
• High-quality training provided for staff to deliver effective lessons
• Ambitious curriculum that prepares pupils well for future studies
• Effective support systems for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils' attendance remains too low, impacting learning
• Inconsistent evaluation of the impact of school improvement strategies

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Bishop Young Church of England Academy attended 87.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 33.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 10.0% of pupils at Bishop Young Church of England Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Bishop Young Church of England Academy had 15.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.0% of pupils at Bishop Young Church of England Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 30 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Bishop Young Church of England Academy received £10,267 and spent £9,599 for each of its 783 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,008,000 (£1,287 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Abbey Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,974 and spending £8,005 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Leeds · Leeds local authority: places and applications

Bishop Young Church of England Academy is part of Abbey Multi Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Manston St James Primary Academy Leeds
• Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell Leeds
• St Chad's Church of England Primary School Leeds
• Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School Leeds
• Abbey Grange Church of England Academy Leeds
• Lightcliffe Academy Halifax
• Lightcliffe C of E Primary School Halifax

What is Bishop Young Church of England Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bishop Young Church of England Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Bishop Young Church of England Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Bishop Young Church of England Academy was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Bishop Young Church of England Academy have?

Bishop Young Church of England Academy has 777 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bishop Young Church of England Academy cover?

Bishop Young Church of England Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Bishop Young Church of England Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 37.4, and 29% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Bishop Young Church of England Academy?

Bishop Young Church of England Academy is at Bishops Way, Seacroft, Bishop Young C of E Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS14 6NU.