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Garforth Academy

Garforth Academy
Lidgett Lane
Garforth
Garforth
West Yorkshire
England
LS251LJ

📞 phone: 01132 127127

principal: Principal Anna Young

✉️ reveal email: exa…@garforth.leeds.sch.ukreveal

🌍 web: www.garforthacademy.org.uk

1897 pupils mixed gender
2065 pupils capacity: 92% full

957 boys 50%

940 girls 50%

Last updated:

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
136343
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Establishment #
4112
Open date
1. November 2010
Reason open
Academy Converter
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 440216, Northing: 432451
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 53.787, Longitude: -1.3911
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
5. December 2013
Region › Const. › Ward
Yorkshire and the Humber › Leeds East › Garforth & Swillington
SEN priorities
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Sen2
VI - Visual Impairment
Sen3
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Free school meals %
14.40
Trust
DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10032198

School governors

  • Miss Ruth Cockcroft, Local Governor
    (1. September 2024—31. August 2026)
  • Mrs Anna Young, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—31. August 2028)
  • Mr James Sparling, Local Governor
    (12. October 2023—11. October 2025)
  • Mrs Corinne Pujara, Local Governor
    (21. December 2022—31. August 2024)
  • Mr Christopher Shaw, Local Governor
    (27. September 2023—26. September 2025)
  • Mr Ian Fox, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (1. September 2024—31. August 2026)
  • Dr Steve Beer, Local Governor
    (1. September 2024—31. August 2026)
  • Mr James Smith, Local Governor
    (4. September 2023—3. September 2025)
  • Mrs Rachel Trawally, Local Governor
    (2. September 2024—1. September 2026)
  • Kimberley Owen, Local Governor
    (1. September 2024—31. August 2026)
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  18. Care Facilities
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  22. Dentists
  23. 0.3 milesTaheri Limited, LS251EH
  24. Bars & Nightclubs
  25. 0.3 miles★★★★★Gaping Goose, LS251LR
  26. 0.4 miles★★★★★The Bird In Hand, LS251JW
  27. Restaurants & Cafés
  28. 0.3 miles★★★★Baraka Express (Garforth Library), LS251EH
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  30. 0.4 miles★★★★Heritage Cafe - Garforth, LS251EH
  31. Retail Stores
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  36. School Food Ratings
  37. 0.1 miles★★★★★Garforth Academy, LS251LJ
  38. Takeaway Shops
  39. 0.4 miles★★★★China Town, LS251DS

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