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Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy

Ring Road, Middleton, Leeds · LS10 4AX

SecondaryFree schoolsMixedAges 1116822 pupilsCOCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Visit website ↗01134872837Ward: E05011404MP: E14001323
Ofsted
Good

Jun 2024

Overall absence
10.1%

2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
44.9%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
20.5

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£7,157

2024-25

Places filled
78%

822 of 1,050 places · 2025-26

Ofsted

Last inspected 4 June 2024

Overall effectivenessGood
Personal development
Outstanding
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Read the full Ofsted report ↗

Pupil makeup

Spring school census · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
44.9%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
12.7%
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
1.5%
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
23.1%

Gender split

46%
54%

381 girls · 441 boys

Ethnicity

White British
72.1%
Other Mixed
9.9%
Other White
6.6%
African
2.6%
Other Black
1.7%
White & Black Caribbean
1.3%
White & Black African
1.2%
White & Asian
1.0%
Unclassified
0.9%
Other ethnic group
0.7%

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

How this school compares

Against Leeds (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.

+20.2% vs Leeds average

This school44.9%
Leeds average24.7%
England average23.2%

English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.

-7.9% vs Leeds average

This school12.7%
Leeds average20.6%
England average16.4%

SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.

-4.5% vs Leeds average

This school1.5%
Leeds average6.0%
England average11.2%

With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.

+5.6% vs Leeds average

This school23.1%
Leeds average17.5%
England average14.6%

Attendance & absence

Share of school sessions missed

Overall absence rate +1.7%

8.4%
'21-22
8.7%
'22-23
9.9%
'23-24
10.1%
'24-25

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year. +5.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

23.5%
'21-22
25.2%
'22-23
30.6%
'23-24
29.4%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Leeds (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Overall absence rate

+4.0% vs Leeds average

This school10.1%
Leeds average6.1%
Best in Leeds1.7%
England average6.2%

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.

+13.6% vs Leeds average

This school29.4%
Leeds average15.8%
Best in Leeds0.8%
England average15.8%

Suspensions & exclusions

As a percentage of pupils on roll

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once. +8.4%

Total suspensions as a share of pupils

2.4%
'21-22
1.4%
'22-23
5.0%
'23-24
10.8%
'24-25

Pupils suspended at least once +4.6%

Share of pupils with one or more suspension

2.4%
'21-22
1.2%
'22-23
3.6%
'23-24
7.0%
'24-25

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year. +0.00%

0.00%
'21-22
0.00%
'22-23
0.00%
'23-24
0.00%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Leeds (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.

+8.7% vs Leeds average

This school10.8%
Leeds average2.1%
Best in Leeds0.0%
England average2.5%

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.

-0.01% vs Leeds average

This school0.00%
Leeds average0.01%
Best in Leeds0.00%
England average0.03%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Leeds

Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
4.6%

April 2026 · England 4.1%

Recorded crimes
305

~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Degree-level+
36%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Crime by type

Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Violence and sexual offences
81
Anti social behaviour
74
Shoplifting
38
Public order
25
Criminal damage and arson
19
Drugs
16
Other theft
15
Burglary
10

Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 148616