Garforth Academy
Details
| Age Range | 11-18 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy converter |
| Religious Character | None |
| Local Authority | Leeds |
| Address | Lidgett Lane, LS25 1LJ |
| School Website | www.garforthacademy.org.uk |
| Telephone | 1132127127 |
| URN | 136343 |
School Census
| Total | 1900 |
| Girls/Boys | 960/940 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 50.5%/49.5% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 3.1% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 220 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 10.3% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 05/12/2013 and the overall effectiveness rating was Outstanding.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 05/12/2013 | Outstanding |
| 04/07/2007 | Outstanding |
| Inspection Date | 05/12/2013 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding |
| Inspection Date | 04/07/2007 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Secondary Results
| Secondary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67.10% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 72.10% |
| Entering EBacc | 82.20% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.82 |
| Progress 8 | 0.35 |
| Secondary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 70% |
| Entering EBacc | 66% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.74 |
| Progress 8 | 0.27 |
| Secondary Results 2022 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 78% |
| Entering EBacc | - |
| EBacc average point score | 4.88 |
| Progress 8 | 0.42 |
Secondary Admissions
| first preference v offers | 1.02% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 735 |
| As first preference | 281 |
| As second preference | 251 |
| As third preference | 111 |
| Total Offers Made | 298 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 276 |
| second preference offers | 13 |
| third preference offers | 9 |
| first preference v offers | 1.04% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 792 |
| As first preference | 314 |
| As second preference | 265 |
| As third preference | 112 |
| Total Offers Made | 307 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 301 |
| second preference offers | 6 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.04% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 791 |
| As first preference | 295 |
| As second preference | 281 |
| As third preference | 106 |
| Total Offers Made | 298 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 285 |
| second preference offers | 11 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.11% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 858 |
| As first preference | 345 |
| As second preference | 267 |
| As third preference | 145 |
| Total Offers Made | 321 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 310 |
| second preference offers | 8 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| first preference v offers | 1.12% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 858 |
| As first preference | 307 |
| As second preference | 319 |
| As third preference | 116 |
| Total Offers Made | 298 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 275 |
| second preference offers | 23 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.13% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 773 |
| As first preference | 337 |
| As second preference | 239 |
| As third preference | 109 |
| Total Offers Made | 301 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 299 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.18% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 807 |
| As first preference | 352 |
| As second preference | 262 |
| As third preference | 113 |
| Total Offers Made | 300 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 299 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.23% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 845 |
| As first preference | 366 |
| As second preference | 292 |
| As third preference | 120 |
| Total Offers Made | 298 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 298 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.01% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 682 |
| As first preference | 280 |
| As second preference | 217 |
| As third preference | 128 |
| Total Offers Made | 299 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 278 |
| second preference offers | 14 |
| third preference offers | 6 |
| first preference v offers | 1.22% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 693 |
| As first preference | 359 |
| As second preference | 197 |
| As third preference | 90 |
| Total Offers Made | 300 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 295 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 3 |
| first preference v offers | 1.05% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 622 |
| As first preference | 304 |
| As second preference | 201 |
| As third preference | 82 |
| Total Offers Made | 300 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 289 |
| second preference offers | 9 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 39% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 41% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 37% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 15% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 9% |
| agree | 8% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 8% |
| not applicable | 62% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 21% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 25% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 3% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 29% |
| agree | 26% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 12% |
| don't know | 1% |
| not applicable | 20% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 24% |
| no | 76% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 28% |
| agree | 25% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 25% |
| dont know | 1% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 49% |
| agree | 33% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 6% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 39% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 4% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 26% |
| agree | 39% |
| disagree | 23% |
| strongly disagree | 11% |
| don't know | 2% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 49% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 50% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 24% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 15% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 11% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 77% |
| no | 23% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 44% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 46% |
| agree | 44% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 51% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 10% |
| agree | 8% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 8% |
| not applicable | 64% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 33% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 3% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 23% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 13% |
| don't know | 3% |
| not applicable | 23% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 0% |
| no | 0% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 0% |
| agree | 0% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 64% |
| agree | 26% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 54% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 46% |
| agree | 33% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 3% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 51% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 64% |
| agree | 28% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 41% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 10% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 87% |
| no | 13% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 85.6% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 2.9% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 1.2% |
| african ethnic origin | 1.2% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 1.2% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 1% |
| indian ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 88.4% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 2.3% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 1.2% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 1.2% |
| african ethnic origin | 1.1% |
| indian ethnic origin | 1% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 0.9% |
Nearby Schools
Strawberry Fields Primary School
(0.08 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Lidgett Lane, , LS25 1LL