Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,576 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.9
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Lighthouse School Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 102of 80 places
- Free school meals
- 17.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 9
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 26 April 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 11 pupils who finished Year 11 at Lighthouse School Leeds in 2023, 0% stayed on in Lighthouse School Leeds’ own sixth form (Leeds average 32%), none went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 10.9 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Leeds, with 11% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Every pupil in the 2023 cohort went on to a sustained destination, against 92% across England.
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 0% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
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 | Lighthouse School Leeds | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 11 | 9,144 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 100% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 100% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 32% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| — further education college | 0% | 36% | 37% |
| — other education | 100% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 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 | Lighthouse School Leeds | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 10.9 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 11% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 11% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 50% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.54 | 4.11 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 22% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 33.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 51.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 11% | 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 Literature | 3 | 33% | 86% | — | 21% | — |
| English Language | 3 | 33% | 89% | — | 20% | — |
| Mathematics | 2 | 22% | 88% | — | 22% | — |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 1 | 11% | 8% | — | 21% | — |
| History | 1 | 11% | 41% | — | 26% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 11% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Business Studies | 1 | 11% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Computer Science | 1 | 11% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
Other secondary schools in Leeds
Allerton Grange School
Community school · sixth form · 1,782 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.2
Allerton High School
Community school · sixth form · 1,764 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.3
Benton Park School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,516 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.7
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
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84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.9
Boston Spa Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,498 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.6
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.