Cockburn School

location
Address

Parkside
Leeds
LS11 5TT
United Kingdom

Contact details

Headteacher
David Gurney

About this school

DfE number
383/4047
Number of pupils
1274
Education phase
Secondary
Age range
11 to 16
Type of school
Academy converter
Facilities
Not applicable
Specialism
Performing Arts - music, dance and drama
Faith
Not applicable
Area
South

Admissions policy

Places are offered in priority order. Children who meet the first priority will get a place before children who meet the second.

Admissions year
September 2025 to July 2026
Number of places (published admission number)
240
Summary of admissions policy

1. Children in public care or fostered under an arrangement made by the local authority, special guardianship order or children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or become subject to a Child Arrangements Order or Special Guardianship Order (evidence required).

2. Children who show a particular aptitude (ie: potential) for one or more of the Performing Arts – music, dance and drama (up to 10% of the intake number by audition). Parents/carers will have to complete a supplementary form and your child(ren) go through an audition process (please see school's website for full details and supplementary form).

3. Children with brothers or sisters who are attending the school at the time the application is received and are living at the same address (conditions apply).

4. Children for whom Cockburn School is the nearest high school (conditions apply).

5. Any other children.

You should read the full admissions policy before applying. For some criteria, you may need to send extra information.

How places were allocated in previous years

How many children got a place by priority

Offer day 2024

Priority  - EHCP: 1

Priority 1a - CLA: 3

Priority 2 - Aptitude in Performing Arts: 23

Priority 3 - Sibling: 101

Priority 4 - Nearest Priority School: 112

Last child offered a place

Find out which admissions priority the last child met and how far they lived from the school (if applicable) in previous years. All distances are measured as a straight line.

Offer Day
2025
Distance in miles
1.025
Priority admitted
5
Priority summary
Any other children (this school took additional pupils to the Published Admission Number on offer day this year)
Offer Day
2024
Distance in miles
1.047
Priority admitted
4
Priority summary
In defined catchment area
Offer Day
2023
Distance in miles
0.832
Priority admitted
5
Priority summary
Any other children

How many people applied

Offer day
2025
Put as 1st preference
298
Put as 2nd preference
254
Put as 3rd preference
184
Put as 4th preference
121
Put as 5th preference
65
Total applications (preferences)
922

More information

Visit the school’s website to find out about performance, uniforms and after school clubs.

Travel information

20 mph outside school
No
School crossing patrol
No
Parent waiting shelter
No
Cycle storage
Yes
Scooter storage
No
Cycle routes
Yes