Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
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Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is a converter academy in Leeds for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 784 pupils and room for 920. About 42 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 4 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 10% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2024.
Neville Road, Leeds, LS9 0TT0113 200 9010corpusleeds.orgMr James O'Doherty headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 12 March 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Requires improvement overall.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
173 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019† | 2018† | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 180 | 190 | 192 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 35.1 | 35.7 | 38.5 | 41.9 | 46.7 | 42.3 | 45.8 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.88 | -0.99 | -0.67 | -0.08 | +0.03 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 30% | 33% | 28% | 39% | 46% | 43% | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 51% | 51% | 47% | 59% | 67% | 64% | 65% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.21 | 3.04 | 3.38 | 3.47 | 3.96 | 3.65 | 4.12 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 53% | 16% | 42% | 12% | 17% | 22% | 50% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 26.9 | 30.1 | 29.6 | 33.0 | 32.0 | 33.1 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 39.9 | 38.1 | 42.2 | 46.8 | 53.8 | 49.5 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 19.2 | 20.2 | 26.0 | 27.2 | 23.3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 54.1 | 55.2 | 59.1 | 61.3 | 60.9 | – | – |
† These results are for Corpus Christi Catholic College, the school this one replaced in April 2021. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Subjects
Results came out for 18 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Physical Education (20% here, 56% across England), Spanish (21% here, 54% across England), Geography (24% here, 51% across England), Art and Design (33% here, 58% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 172 | 11% | 36% | 58% | 54% | 2,806 of 3,210 |
| Mathematics | 171 | 5% | 32% | 56% | 53% | 2,907 of 3,211 |
| English Literature | 160 | 10% | 49% | 61% | 58% | 2,124 of 3,202 |
| Religious Studies | 155 | 13% | 39% | 50% | 60% | 1,602 of 1,825 |
| Combined Science | 154 | 6% | 27% | 38% | 36% | 2,141 of 3,084 |
| Spanish | 89 | 6% | 21% | 35% | 54% | 1,834 of 1,941 |
| Geography | 85 | 7% | 24% | 37% | 51% | 2,871 of 3,116 |
| History | 65 | 12% | 45% | 65% | 52% | 1,950 of 3,126 |
| Physical Education | 25 | 4% | 20% | 36% | 56% | 1,458 of 1,559 |
| Art and Design | 21 | 0% | 33% | 57% | 58% | 2,446 of 2,818 |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 10 | 30% | 100% | 100% | 52% | – |
| Dance | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | 58% | – |
| Business | 9 | 0% | 11% | 22% | 51% | – |
| Other Modern Languages | 7 | 71% | 86% | 86% | 49% | – |
| Music | 7 | 14% | 43% | 43% | 61% | – |
| Physics | 6 | 17% | 100% | 100% | 82% | – |
| Biology | 6 | 33% | 100% | 100% | 82% | – |
| Chemistry | 6 | 33% | 83% | 100% | 81% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
About 82 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 7% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
How places were given out for September 2026.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 23 pupils, for severe learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Leeds with severe learning difficulties provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Moderate learning difficulty (72), emotional and mental health (68), language and communications needs (26), Autistic spectrum disorder (16), Specific learning difficulty (11), Other difficulty or disability (8).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 784 | 844 | 881 | 883 | 910 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 43% | 40% | 33% | 30% | 28% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 28% | 23% | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 25% | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 87.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 12.4% | 14.8% | 12.8% | 11.6% | 8.2% | 5.5% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 7.5% | 7.7% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 6.0% | 4.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 4.9% | 7.2% | 5.9% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.5% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 34.1% | 38.4% | 36.3% | 35.4% | 22.1% | 13.0% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 37.8 | 73.2 | 32.4 | 49.1 | 5.1 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Corpus Christi Catholic College, the school this one replaced in April 2021. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 173 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 88%, compared with 93% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 91% | 88% | 90% | 91% |
| Education | 81% | 78% | 81% | 88% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Work | 3% | 6% | 5% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Learning Academy | Free school | 300 m | 918 | Report card 2025 | 7 | Compare |
| Temple Moor High School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 1,341 | Good 2023 | 63 | Compare |
| Trinity Academy Leeds | Free school | 1.2 miles | 1,182 | Outstanding 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| Co-op Academy Leeds | Academy | 1.5 miles | 974 | Good 2022 | 9 | Compare |
| Leeds East Academy | Academy | 1.6 miles | 967 | No overall grade 2024 | 2 | Compare |
| Bishop Young Church of England Academy | Academy | 1.6 miles | 777 | Good 2024 | 18 | Compare |
| Mount St Mary's Catholic High School | Roman Catholic | 1.7 miles | 943 | No overall grade 2025 | 89 | Compare |
| The Ruth Gorse Academy | Free school | 2.1 miles | 1,265 | Outstanding 2023 | 93 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 49 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-op Academy Priesthorpe | Academy | 8.3 miles | 1,013 | Good 2024 | 20 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 4 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 4% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 3 to 7. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | below | -0.18 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 173 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | well below | -0.43 | Ofsted grade, 2.5 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | well below | -0.29 | DfE progress measure; 173 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | below | -0.04 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | well below | -0.12 | 2024/25; 944 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | well below | -0.15 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 173 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | in line | -0.01 | 173 pupils |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy a good school?
The figures are weak. Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy scores 4 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 10% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 3 to 7, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy requires improvement at its last full inspection on 12 March 2024.
How good are Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 30% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 35.1, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy have?
784 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 920 places, so it is 85% full.
Is Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy oversubscribed?
Probably not. 82 places were empty in 2024/25 (9% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy?
Pupils were in school 87.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 34% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy?
The average class had 17.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 7% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship; 91% of 2022/23 leavers were still in education, work or training six months on.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Neville Road, Leeds, LS9 0TT
- Telephone
- 0113 200 9010
- Website
- www.corpusleeds.org
- Headteacher
- Mr James O'Doherty
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic, Diocese of Leeds (rc)
- Multi-academy trust
- St Gregory the Great Catholic Academy Trust (9 schools)
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward
- Temple Newsam
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2021 (academy converter)
- URN
- 148294 · LAESTAB 3834752 · UKPRN 10087319
- Formerly
- Corpus Christi Catholic College
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Leeds council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.