Cockburn Reach Academy

Cockburn Reach Academy is performing well overall, achieving strong standards in several key areas including attendance, behavior, and inclusion. The school is particularly effective in supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, providing tailored academic and pastoral support to help them succeed. The leadership team is diligent, ensuring both staff and pupils understand and embody the school's ethos. The school also demonstrates a commitment to personal development through a quality PSHE curriculum and a broad range of enrichment activities that promote pupil well-being and social interaction. However, the school recognizes the need for further refinement in writing instruction, ensuring pupils practice and embed their writing skills before advancing to more complex concepts. This is an important focus area for the school moving forward, along with maintaining its positive outcomes in other domains. The academy's supportive environment, coupled with strong community ties and a dedicated staff, fosters pupils' readiness for their next steps in education.

Strengths

• Strong attendance rates and behavior management
• Highly inclusive learning environment tailored to pupils' needs
• Effective leadership and governance practices
• Commitment to pupil personal development and well-being
• Rigorous monitoring of support strategies and interventions

Areas for Improvement

• Writing instruction needs further refinement to ensure skill embedding

In 2025–26, 84.4% of pupils at Cockburn Reach Academy were on SEN support (nationally 18.4%) and 15.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 7.9%).

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 independent school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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What is Cockburn Reach Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cockburn Reach Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Cockburn Reach Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Cockburn Reach Academy was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Cockburn Reach Academy have?

Cockburn Reach Academy has 32 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cockburn Reach Academy cover?

Cockburn Reach Academy for pupils aged 5 to 11.

Where is Cockburn Reach Academy?

Cockburn Reach Academy is at Northcote Crescent, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 6NN.