Cockburn John Charles Academy
Academy sponsor led in Leeds, Leeds.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1169 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1200 |
| Free school meals | 56.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | COCKBURN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Address | Old Run Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 2JU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.cockburnjohncharles.org |
| Telephone | 01134872800 |
| URN | 145927 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 2 June 2026, published 29 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 20 April 2022, published 16 June 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Cockburn School (secondary school, about 1.5 km)
- Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- University Technical College Leeds (secondary school, about 2.5 km)
- The Ruth Gorse Academy (secondary school, about 2.8 km)
- Mount St Mary's Catholic High School (secondary school, about 3.2 km)
- Trinity Academy Leeds (secondary school, about 4.1 km)
- Co-op Academy Leeds (secondary school, about 4.3 km)
- Rodillian Academy (secondary school, about 4.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.