SCHOOL PROFILE

Oulton Academy: data, trends and context

Oulton Academy is a secondary school in Leeds. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
148527
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Trust
CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST
Postcode
LS26 8EX
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,132
FSM eligible
30.9%
EAL / First language other than English
6.6%
SEND (total)
26.0%
SEN Support
23.9%
EHCP
2.1%
White British
82.8%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
88.0%
Overall absence
12.0%
Persistent absence
33.4%
Severe absence
8.3%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
LeedsLocal authority91.1%8.9%4.8%
Yorkshire and The HumberRegion90.7%9.3%4.4%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
96.6%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
17.3%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
44.9
English & maths grade 5+
52.4%
English & maths grade 4+
67.1%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Oulton Academy is a secondary school in Leeds. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.