Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,576 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.9
Voluntary aided school
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
- Pupils on roll
- 916of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 175
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 8 February 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School has no sixth form. Of the 182 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 63% moved to a sixth form college, 14% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 63% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 58.0 against 46.1 across England and 45.5 in Leeds, with 73% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 98% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
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 | This school | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 182 | 9,144 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 86% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 8% | 32% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 63% | 14% | 13% |
| — further education college | 14% | 36% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 4% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 58.0 | 45.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 73% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 44% | 50% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.13 | 4.11 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 14% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 53.4 | 33.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 58.8 | 51.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 29% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 174 | 99% | 88% | 30% | 22% | 85% |
| English Language | 174 | 99% | 89% | 36% | 20% | 86% |
| Religious Studies | 172 | 98% | 31% | 50% | 32% | 92% |
| English Literature | 172 | 98% | 86% | 33% | 21% | 94% |
| Combined Science | 114 | 65% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 75% |
| History | 111 | 63% | 41% | 42% | 26% | 81% |
| Geography | 75 | 43% | 41% | 37% | 25% | 88% |
| Spanish | 71 | 41% | 19% | 48% | 27% | 86% |
| Chemistry | 58 | 33% | 23% | 52% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 58 | 33% | 23% | 52% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 58 | 33% | 23% | 43% | 46% | 97% |
| Business Studies | 31 | 18% | 18% | 23% | 20% | 77% |
| Fine Art | 29 | 17% | 9% | 31% | 28% | 86% |
| Physical Education | 28 | 16% | 11% | 32% | 24% | 89% |
| Design and Technology | 19 | 11% | 11% | 26% | 23% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 15 | 9% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 60% |
| Polish | 13 | 7% | 1% | 100% | 84% | 100% |
| Music | 12 | 7% | 5% | 17% | 33% | 75% |
| Computer Science | 12 | 7% | 13% | 33% | 30% | 92% |
| French | 10 | 6% | 18% | 90% | 29% | 100% |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 39 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 25 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 15 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 13 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 12 | — | — |
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
Academy sponsor led · 777 pupils
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.