Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy

Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy is a good school that fosters an inclusive and welcoming environment for its pupils. The leadership is ambitious regarding both the academic and personal achievements of students, showcasing a commitment to 'transformation to excellence.' The school excels in providing a broad range of additional activities and educational experiences, greatly enhancing pupils' personal development. However, while the overall performance is commendable, there are areas that require focused improvement, particularly regarding the depth of understanding in the curriculum and attendance among vulnerable groups.

Strengths

• High-quality pastoral support for students.
• Exceptional commitment to pupils' personal and social development.
• Ambitious and relevant curriculum tailored to student needs.
• Strong emphasis on improving literacy and reading.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Well-structured careers programme preparing students for future opportunities.
• Engagement in a wide array of extra-curricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not retain knowledge effectively over time.
• Declining attendance rates for certain groups.
• Higher levels of persistent absence among vulnerable pupils.

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 Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy attended 89.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 29.4% 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, 14.5% of pupils at Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were 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 Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2023–24, 11.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 16.7%).

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, 22.1% of pupils at Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy received £9,224 and spent £7,724 for each of its 828 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,294,000 (£1,562 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Cockburn Multi Academy Trust, income was £9,119 and spending £8,183 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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Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy is part of Cockburn Multi Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Middleton Primary School Leeds
• Cockburn John Charles Academy Leeds
• Cockburn School Leeds
• Cockburn Haigh Road Academy Leeds
• Cockburn Ingram Road Academy Leeds

What is Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy have?

Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy has 1,023 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy cover?

Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 41.8, and 36% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy?

Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy is at Ring Road, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 4AX.