Garforth Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber LS25 1LJ · Leeds
#35 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#571 of 4,090 nationally
About Garforth Academy
Garforth Academy is a academy secondary located in Leeds, in the Leeds local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,897 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 81.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools in England and 35th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (87th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (72th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,897; capacity filled 91.9%; grade 4+ english & maths 80.7%; ebacc average points 5.11.
There are 232 schools in Leeds; Garforth Academy ranks 29th of 224 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)53.1
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)65.4%
- A level points per entry (10%)37.7
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)16.1%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Garforth Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,897
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 16.1%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 91.9%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 53.1
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 65.4%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 80.7%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 5.11
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 37.7
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Garforth Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Strawberry Fields Primary School
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
338 students · 266 m away
Ninelands Primary School
Leeds · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
444 students · 918 m away
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
200 students · 1.1 km away
Kippax North Primary School
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
235 students · 1.2 km away
Green Lane Primary Academy
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
445 students · 1.6 km away
East Garforth Primary Academy
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
208 students · 2.0 km away
Kippax Greenfield Primary School
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
142 students · 2.2 km away
Kippax Ash Tree Primary School
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
278 students · 2.6 km away
Swillington Primary School
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
210 students · 2.6 km away
Colton Primary School
Leeds · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
228 students · 3.1 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,900 students
Horizon Community College
Barnsley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,909 students
South Craven School
Keighley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,936 students
Fulford School
York · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,853 students
Horsforth School
Leeds · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,837 students
St Aidan's Church of England High School
Harrogate · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,966 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Garforth Academy a good school?
Garforth Academy has a Success Index (England) of 81.1 out of 100 (Top 25% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #35 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Garforth Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Garforth Academy ranks #35 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #571 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Garforth Academy?
Garforth Academy had 1,897 students in 2025.
Is Garforth Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Garforth Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Garforth Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Garforth Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.