Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

School overview

Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is a secondary school serving Leeds, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 844 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 35.1, well below the national average of 46. That is down 0.6 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

30% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 51% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 64 families who put it first were offered a place. After Year 11, 91% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 14.8%. There are about 17.0 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 41% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.