Cockburn School
Academy converter 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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Cockburn School is a secondary school located in Leeds. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 1,277 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,111. It is part of the COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Robert Dixon.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Drama
- Mindfulness
- Photography
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
6 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Investors in PeopleStaff development
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Music MarkMusic
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 142585
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.3 governors are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Nuttall Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jack Bozson | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ghulam Murtaza Bhutto | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Abiss Jahateh - Sambou | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Gurney Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Faye Kenny | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Councillor Andrew Scopes | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Shamim Miah Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Akwal Ryatt | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · until 2030 |
| Mr Robert Dixon | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Kelly Culkin Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Ray Tough Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 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