Rodillian Academy

About Rodillian Academy

Rodillian Academy’s headline Progress 8 score of 0.24 places it comfortably above the Leeds local authority average of 0.07 for secondary schools, meaning pupils here make about a quarter of a grade more progress per subject than the typical student across the city. That puts the school in the top half of Leeds secondaries, ranked 22nd out of 42. The strongest progress is in the EBacc subjects (0.33) and English (0.31), while maths progress (0.16) is more modest but still positive. The Attainment 8 score of 48 is solid, and 72.6% of pupils achieve a grade 4 or above in English and maths, compared with 53.8% at the stronger grade 5 threshold. The school’s EBacc entry rate is high at 81.2%, though only 20.5% of pupils actually achieve the full EBacc at grade 5 or above. In its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated overall effectiveness as Good, with leadership and management judged Outstanding.

At sixth form, the picture is more mixed. The value added score sits at -0.01, which is exactly in line with the national average and banded as Average. Students achieve an average of 30.5 points per entry, equivalent to a C grade, and the best three A-levels average out at a C+. Only 13.9% of entries achieve AAB or higher, which is below the national benchmark for academic sixth forms. The sixth form provision itself was rated Good by Ofsted. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 842 applications for 293 places, with 367 first-preference applications and 288 offers made to first-preference families. That’s an oversubscription ratio of 2.87, so it’s a popular choice locally.

The school has a wide range of facilities including a swimming pool, theatre, sixth form centre, and chapel, plus sports like netball, tennis, martial arts, and cricket. Clubs include chess, Model UN, gardening, and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. SEND provision covers ten categories, from dyslexia to autistic spectrum disorder and physical disability. However, the Parent View responses are worth noting: while 68% of the 203 respondents would recommend the school, only 34% of parents with SEND children agreed that the school gives them the support they need, with 57% disagreeing. Behaviour and safety scores are strong, with 87% of parents agreeing their child feels safe, and 81% agreeing the school ensures good behaviour. Rodillian suits families who want a large, popular secondary with above-average academic progress and a broad range of activities, but those with SEND children may want to investigate the support on offer more closely.

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