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Rodillian Academy

URN
138336
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Rodillian Academy
URN
138336
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

66 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

65

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

55

Destinations

54

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of secondary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#19 of 40 schools in Leeds

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Rodillian Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Rodillian Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
4 March 2025
Inspection date
5 February 2025
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 4 March 2025

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

293

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

842

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

293

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.87×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Leeds
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Leeds)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.rodillianacademy.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Leeds to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

46.4

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

52.2%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

68.5%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

74.5%

EBacc achievement

Location

WF3 3PS - Longthorpe Lane, Lofthouse, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Longthorpe Lane, Lofthouse, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Postcode
WF3 3PS
Phone
1924872252
Website
http://www.rodillianacademy.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Leeds
Local authority code
383

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 795 schools in Leeds.

Authority statistics

Total schools

795

Open schools

308

Closed schools

485

Primary schools

489

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    4 March 20255 February 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 4 March 2025
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      4 March 2025
      Inspected
      5 February 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    34.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 288

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    23.6%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Above average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    34.4

    Value added

    Value added

    +0.25

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    7.3%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    86.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    2.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    3.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    5.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    125

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary489 (61.7%)
    • Secondary125 (15.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other178 (22.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Rodillian School0 mSecondaryClosed
    Robin Hood Primary School889 mPrimaryOpen
    Carlton Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Thorpe Primary School1.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    Lofthouse Gate Primary School1.7 kmPrimaryClosed
    Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate1.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Rothwell West Junior School2.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Moor Knoll Infant School2.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Rothwell Primary School2.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Rothwell Infant School2.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Rodillian School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Robin Hood Primary School
      Distance
      889 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Carlton Primary School
      Distance
      1.2 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Thorpe Primary School
      Distance
      1.6 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Leeds)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Grange Church of England AcademySecondaryLS16 5EAOpen
    Abbey Grange Church of England High SchoolSecondaryLS16 5EAClosed
    Agnes Stewart Church of England High SchoolSecondaryLS9 7SGClosed
    Agnes Stewart CofE SchoolSecondaryLS9 7SGClosed
    Aireborough Grammar SchoolSecondaryLS19 7HPClosed
    • Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      LS16 5EA
      Status
      Open
    • Abbey Grange Church of England High School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      LS16 5EA
      Status
      Closed
    • Agnes Stewart Church of England High School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      LS9 7SG
      Status
      Closed
    • Agnes Stewart CofE School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      LS9 7SG
      Status
      Closed
    Lofthouse Gate Primary School
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Rothwell West Junior School
    Distance
    2.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Moor Knoll Infant School
    Distance
    2.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Rothwell Primary School
    Distance
    2.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Rothwell Infant School
    Distance
    2.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Aireborough Grammar School
    Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    LS19 7HP
    Status
    Closed