Garforth Academy
Lidgett Lane, Leeds, LS25 1LJ
1,897 pupils · 92% of 2,065 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.1%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 November 2024, published 12 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 65.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 80.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 81.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 300 | 298 | 713 | 300 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 300 | 297 | 730 | 300 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 298 | 281 | 735 | 298 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 307 | 314 | 792 | 307 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 298 | 295 | 791 | 298 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 321 | 345 | 858 | 321 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 298 | 307 | 858 | 298 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 301 | 337 | 773 | 301 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Brigshaw High School 3.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- John Smeaton Academy 4.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Temple Moor High School 4.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Leeds East Academy 5.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 6.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Bishop Young Church of England Academy 6.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.