Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Free schools secondary school in Leeds (Leeds).
Attainment 8
41.8
▼ 4.4 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
35.5%
▼ 11pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
89.9%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.5
▲ 3.8 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
47.6%
▲ 20pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
17.9%
▲ 1pp England 2023/24: 16.7% (secondary schools)
2023/24
Capacity
97%
1,023 / 1,050 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
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).Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy is a secondary school located in Leeds. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 822 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,050. It is part of the COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr David Gurney.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Mindfulness
- Photography
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 148616
- Type
- Free schools
- 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
- 2021
Governing body (4 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Maristidia N'Deye Fernandes Vieira Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Martistidia N'Deye Fernandes Vieira Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor Wayne Dixon | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ben Bradley | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Susan Pardoe | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Smith | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Ester Jamera Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Nicholas Page Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Ester Jamera Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · 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