Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,576 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.9
Foundation school
Carr Manor Community School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,541of 1,509 places
- Free school meals
- 26.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 217
- Ofsted
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, 4 February 2025Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 207 pupils who finished Year 11 at Carr Manor Community School in 2023, 11% stayed on in Carr Manor Community School’s own sixth form (Leeds average 32%) and 40% went to a further education college.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 38% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Business Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 34% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 48.8 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Leeds, with 51% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Leeds and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Carr Manor Community School | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 207 | 9,144 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 11% | 32% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 38% | 14% | 13% |
| — further education college | 40% | 36% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | — | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | — | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Carr Manor Community School | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 48.8 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 45% | 50% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.44 | 4.11 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 39% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.1 | 33.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 54.4 | 51.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 33% | 20% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 211 | 97% | 89% | 21% | 20% | 68% |
| Mathematics | 211 | 97% | 88% | 31% | 22% | 77% |
| English Literature | 210 | 97% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 64% |
| Combined Science | 209 | 96% | 65% | 25% | 9% | 69% |
| Geography | 122 | 56% | 41% | 23% | 25% | 61% |
| History | 117 | 54% | 41% | 27% | 26% | 63% |
| Business Studies | 74 | 34% | 18% | 32% | 20% | 82% |
| Spanish | 70 | 32% | 19% | 24% | 27% | 74% |
| Religious Studies | 59 | 27% | 31% | 34% | 32% | 73% |
| 3D Design | 39 | 18% | 2% | 5% | 16% | 36% |
| Sociology | 39 | 18% | 4% | 46% | 21% | 90% |
| French | 38 | 18% | 18% | 50% | 29% | 87% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 30 | 14% | 8% | 17% | 21% | 73% |
| Computer Science | 28 | 13% | 13% | 21% | 30% | 68% |
| Textiles | 23 | 11% | 2% | 22% | 27% | 65% |
| Fine Art | 19 | 9% | 9% | 42% | 28% | 89% |
| Arabic | 5 | 2% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Persian | 3 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Chinese | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Polish | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 42 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 41 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 34 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 17 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 12 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.