Leeds West Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Leeds (Leeds).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
At the centre of everything we do at Leeds West Academy are our Three Core Values: Everyone is known and valued. We are ready to teach and ready to learn. We're in the right place at the right time. We do the ordinary extraordinarily well. We strive to deliver excellence for everyone. We respect each other. We work together to transform lives. Everyone has a champion.
At Leeds West Academy we offer a learning community where every learner succeeds, is valued, and makes a positive contribution. Above all, we care deeply about young people and we believe that all of them can succeed at the highest level. Our job is to find the best way to support students in achieving to the best of their ability.
We are proud of our values and we try to express these through our work with young people our young people helped create our core values.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Book Club
- Chess
- Coding
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Debating
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Gardening
- Netball
- Rugby
- Stem
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- White Rose Maths
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 135935
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2009
Governing body (9 current, 7 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Caroline Gruen Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Caroline Gruen Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Sam Pocock | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mr Noreen Mahmud | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Rachel Dodds | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Judith Fish | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Wrangles | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Ms Serena Geers | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Shaun Kiernan | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Gillian Knutsson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2018 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Kathryn Houston Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Sarah Lindsay Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Darren Finlay Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Dan Evans Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Donna Hobson Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Daniel Whieldon Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record