John Smeaton Academy

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John Smeaton Academy
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The school in 2021
Address
John Smeaton Academy
Smeaton Approach
Barwick Road

Leeds
,
West Yorkshire
,
LS15 8TA

England
Coordinates 53°48′51″N1°26′05″W / 53.8142°N 1.4346°W / 53.8142; -1.4346
Information
Type Academy
Local authority Leeds City Council
TrustThe Gorse Academies Trust
Department for Education URN 139282 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherAndrew Moncur
Gender Co-educational
Age11to 18
HousesHawking, Dammond, Earhart, Shilling
Colour(s)Hawking: yellow, Dammond: purple, Shilling: red, Earhart: blue
Website http://www.johnsmeatonacademy.org.uk/

John Smeaton Academy is a co-educational secondary school located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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The school educates children aged 11–18 [1] from across Leeds and its surrounding villages including Scholes, Cross Gates, Barwick-in-Elmet, Pendas Fields and Swarcliffe.

The school is part of the Gorse Academies Trust. [1]

History

The school was previously called John Smeaton Community High School, named after 18th-century civil engineer John Smeaton of Austhorpe, and its buildings occupied the site of the current school playing fields.

Until August 1992, a middle school occupied one of the buildings on the school site.

The original school buildings were demolished in 2007 to make way for a new school, built by Carillion, at cost of £100 million.

The school was called John Smeaton Community College in 2009. [2] At that time, a report to the Chief Executive of Education Leeds said that schools like "John Smeaton Community College and the David Young Community Academy have transformed standards and outcomes in areas of Leeds where in the past poor standards and poor outcomes were simply accepted as the norm". [2]

The school became an academy in 2014 and joined multi-academy trust United Learning. In 2021 the school became part of the Gorse Academies Trust. [3]

In October 2021, the school introduced the '100% attendance club' as an incentive to promote good student attendance. [4]

Academic performance

Prior to joining United Learning and converting to an academy, the school was rated 'Inadequate' by Ofsted and placed in Special Measures. [5]

In December 2016, Ofsted inspectors concluded that the school 'Requires Improvement', praising the capacity of leaders to improve further. [6]

In August 2017, 46% of students achieved five or more A*-C grades including 4 or above in English and maths – an increase from the previous year. There were also improvements in the number of students achieving at least a grade 4 – equivalent to the old 'C' grade – in English and maths respectively. [7] [8]

Notable former pupils and staff

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References

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  2. 1 2 Toner, Pat; Gilleard, Dirk (2009). "THE NATIONAL CHALLENGE AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE TO SECONDARY PROVISION IN LEEDS" (PDF). Education Leeds. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Belger, Tom (11 June 2021). "England's largest academy trust gives up struggling school". Schools Week. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Leeds school giving out free helicopter rides to kids with perfect attendance". Leeds Live. 28 October 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Leeds secondary school blasted by inspectors". The Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ofsted report". Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "John Smeaton Academy - GOV.UK - Find and compare schools in England". Find and compare schools in England. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Students at John Smeaton Academy Celebrate GCSE Results". United Learning. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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