John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA · Leeds · secondary school
39th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds we can score, 45 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 0.2/10 against 484 of them, against 0.2/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 14.3 · 1 | 30% | 0.03 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.9 · 4 | 25% | 0.10 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 29.5 · 1 | 10% | 0.01 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school is rated Good by Ofsted following a June 2024 inspection. In 2024/25, 14.3% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 29.5, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.9 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (0.2 out of 10 either way).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Law Society, Amnesty International, Programming Club, Comic Club, Ancient History Club, Maths Circles Club, Italian Club, and Science & Engineering Club. Sports include Running, Volleyball, Gymnastics, Football, Rugby, Badminton, Indoor Rowing, and Karate. Arts and music options cover the School Production, JSA Choir, Art Club, Performance Band, Digital Art, Cheer/Dance, Music Production, and Minecraft Club. Trips include an Academy Ski Trip and a visit to Italy. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. There are 610 pupils in a school with 900 places, leaving 290 spare places. The school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the attainment gap
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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