Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,576 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.9
Academy sponsor led
The Farnley Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,492of 1,210 places
- Free school meals
- 35.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 293
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 19 September 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Farnley Park Maths & Computing College (URN 108071, until 1 February 2012).
What the data says
Of the 281 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Farnley Academy in 2023, 22% stayed on in The Farnley Academy’s own sixth form (Leeds average 32%), 43% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 39% of the year group took it, against 19% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.1 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 | The Farnley Academy | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 281 | 9,144 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 22% | 32% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 16% | 14% | 13% |
| — further education college | 43% | 36% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 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 | The Farnley Academy | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.1 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 79% | 50% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.54 | 4.11 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 30% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.0 | 33.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 54.3 | 51.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 15% | 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 | 292 | 100% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 68% |
| Mathematics | 292 | 100% | 88% | 22% | 22% | 77% |
| English Literature | 275 | 94% | 86% | 24% | 21% | 82% |
| Combined Science | 253 | 86% | 65% | 11% | 9% | 66% |
| History | 184 | 63% | 41% | 30% | 26% | 70% |
| Citizenship Studies | 175 | 60% | 3% | 27% | 19% | 90% |
| Spanish | 114 | 39% | 19% | 17% | 27% | 70% |
| Geography | 100 | 34% | 41% | 18% | 25% | 67% |
| French | 97 | 33% | 18% | 11% | 29% | 51% |
| 3D Design | 51 | 17% | 2% | 0% | 16% | 27% |
| Computer Science | 48 | 16% | 13% | 38% | 30% | 73% |
| Religious Studies | 46 | 16% | 31% | 74% | 32% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 46 | 16% | 7% | 28% | 24% | 96% |
| Drama | 42 | 14% | 7% | 36% | 27% | 86% |
| Biology | 39 | 13% | 23% | 64% | 45% | 79% |
| Physics | 31 | 11% | 23% | 81% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 31 | 11% | 23% | 74% | 47% | 100% |
| Chinese | 21 | 7% | 1% | 38% | 75% | 81% |
| Statistics | 21 | 7% | 5% | 57% | 20% | 95% |
| Polish | 6 | 2% | 1% | 17% | 84% | 83% |
| Fine Art | 2 | 1% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Urdu | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Business Studies | 1 | 0% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 96 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 61 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 45 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 35 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 33 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 23 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 6 | — | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 2 | — | — |
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Benton Park School
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Bishop Young Church of England Academy
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Boston Spa Academy
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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.