Oulton Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Leeds (Leeds).
Attainment 8
48.4
▲ 2.2 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
55.6%
▲ 9pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
88.0%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.9
▲ 2.2 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
30.9%
▲ 4pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
21.2%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
111%
1,132 / 1,016 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Outstanding
last graded, 2024
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).Oulton Academy is a secondary school located in Leeds. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 1,094 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,016. It is part of the CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr John Higgins.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Debating
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Photography
- Stem
- Textiles
- Sparx Maths
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 148527
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2021
Governing body
No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold.
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