John Smeaton 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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).John Smeaton Academy is a secondary school located in Leeds. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 610 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 900. It is part of the THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST. The school is led by Mr Andrew Moncur.
Key facts
- URN
- 148793
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2021
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 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 Ryan Stephenson Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir John Townsley Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mr James Cavanagh | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Theresa Amarawansa | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Catherine Capewell | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jessica Duffy | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Simon Harvey | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Heather Mortimer | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Moncur Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · 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