Abbey Grange Church of England Academy

School overview

Abbey Grange Church of England Academy is a secondary school serving Leeds, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 1,615 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 55.9 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 2.8 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 13% of secondary schools in England.

62% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 84% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Abbey Grange Church of England Academy is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 296 first choices for 237 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.50 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 96% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 17.4 pupils per teacher. Abbey Grange Church of England Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.