Secondary
Garforth Academy
Lidgett Lane, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1LJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1897 of 2065 places
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2024
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
65%
53.1
2nd of 39 by our score, among the secondary schools in Leeds we can score - 44 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 5.11 |
| Entered the EBacc | 82% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% |
| A level average points per entry | 37.66 |
| A level students | 114 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 67% |
| 22/23 | 59% |
| 23/24 | 67% |
| 24/25 | 65% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 37.3 |
| 22/23 | 36.0 |
| 23/24 | 33.9 |
| 24/25 | 37.7 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.42 |
| 22/23 | +0.26 |
| 23/24 | +0.34 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 54.1 |
| 22/23 | 50.7 |
| 23/24 | 50.5 |
| 24/25 | 53.1 |
Lidgett Lane, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1LJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Leeds admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Anna Young
- Address
- Lidgett Lane, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1LJ
- Telephone
- 01132127127