Oulton Academy
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About Oulton Academy
Oulton Academy is a secondary academy in Leeds, Leeds. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 8 member schools: 3 primary schools, 3 secondary schools, 2 special schools. Local authorities: Bradford | Leeds. Regions: Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Oulton Academy
- Address
- Pennington Lane, Oulton
- Postcode
- LS26 8EX
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- URN (official identifier)
- 148527
- Establishment number
- 4079
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 1132
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1016
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Headteacher
- Mr John Higgins
- Ofsted inspection
- Outstanding · Inspected 6 Mar 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.oultonacademy.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01132059559
- Date opened
- 1 Apr 2021
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Oulton Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 1,132 | 131,078 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 30.9% | 28.1% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 23.9% | 17.4% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.1% | 3.9% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 6.6% | 23.8% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
9 published inspections for Oulton Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
Report published 2 May 2024
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Royds School (URN 108081)
- Outcomes for section 8 inspections
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 19 Jan 2020
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Royds School (URN 108081)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 24 Oct 2018
· Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Read reportInspected as Royds School (URN 108081)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 8 Jul 2016
· Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 3
Read reportInspected as Royds School (URN 108081)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action towards the removal of serious weaknesses designation
Report published 17 Dec 2015
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportInspected as Royds School (URN 108081)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SWK
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Inadequate
Report published 11 Dec 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Royds School Specialist Language College (URN 108081)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 6 Dec 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Royds School Specialist Language College (URN 108081)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 4 Feb 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Royds School Specialist Language College (URN 108081)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 2 Feb 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Oulton Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 11.9% | 8.5% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 31.1% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Oulton Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £410,300 for 373 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 33.0% | 29.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £363 | £387 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Oulton Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 1,097 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Leeds average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £8,356,000 £7,617 per pupil | £8,357 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £8,508,000 £7,756 per pupil | £7,732 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £4,652,000 £4,241 per pupil · 54.7% | £4,241 · 54.8% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £1,240,000 £1,130 per pupil · 14.6% | £950 · 12.3% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £173,000 £158 per pupil · 2.0% | £140 · 1.8% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £173,000 £158 per pupil · 2.0% | £109 · 1.4% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | −£152,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £229,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £3,089 per pupil, supply and agency £105 per pupil — spending up £4,666 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
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Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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