Leeds West Academy

Leeds West Academy is a secondary school with academy status in Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.^[1]

History

Leeds West Academy was founded in September 2009, and replaced Intake High School which was on the same site and had the same head teacher. The academy moved into new buildings on the site in September 2011.^[2]

Links with other schools

The school has a partnership with Leeds East Academy and Leeds City Academy. The schools were previously sponsored by E-ACT, however in 2014 the schools joined the White Rose Academies Trust with Leeds City College as the main sponsor.^[3] Leeds West Academy specialises in performing arts (following Intake High School's specialism in this area) and English.^[4]

Academic results

Its 2012 Ofsted report graded Leeds West Academy as "good", however it found behaviour and safety of pupils to only be "adequate".^[2]

Appointment of new Executive Principal

In May 2016 Andrew Whitaker was appointed as the new Executive Principal of White Rose Academies replacing the current Executive Principal/CEO, Annette Hall, with effect from September 2016. Andrew Whitaker was formally headteacher at Todmorden High School and steered the school from an Ofsted rating of ‘requires improvement’ (2013) to ‘good with outstanding features’ (2015).

Notable former pupils

Mel B, singer^[5]
Andrew-Lee Potts, actor^[6]
Chris Fountain, actor^[7]
Carolynne Poole, singer^[8]
Angela Griffin, actress^[9]
Jack P. Shepherd, actor^[10]
Natalie Anderson, actress^[9]
Jake Thackray, former teacher. English singer, songwriter and journalist^[11]
Billy George, gymnast^[12]
Laura Carter, actress and Big Brother 2016 contestant^[13]

References

External links

Official website

Schools in Leeds

Primary schools	Carr Manor Community School Roundhay School

Secondary schools	Abbey Grange CE Academy Allerton Grange School Allerton High School Benton Park School Boston Spa School Brigshaw High School Bruntcliffe Academy Cardinal Heenan RC High School Carr Manor Community School Cockburn School Co-operative Academy of Leeds Corpus Christi RC College Crawshaw Academy David Young Community Academy Farnley Academy Garforth Academy Guiseley School Horsforth School John Smeaton Academy Lawnswood School Leeds City Academy Leeds East Academy Leeds West Academy Morley Academy Mount St Mary's RC High School Priesthorpe School Prince Henry's Grammar School Pudsey Grangefield School Ralph Thoresby School Rodillian Academy Roundhay School Royds School St Mary's Menston RC Academy South Leeds Academy Swallow Hill Community College Temple Moor High School Wetherby High School Woodkirk Academy

Special schools	St John's RC School for the Deaf

Independent schools	Fulneck School Gateways School Grammar School at Leeds The Froebelian School Woodhouse Grove School

FE & sixth form colleges	Elliott Hudson College Leeds City College Leeds College of Art Leeds College of Building Leeds College of Music Notre Dame RC Sixth Form College SLP College

Defunct schools	Aireborough Grammar School Brudenell School Foxwood School Lawnswood High School Leeds Girls' High School Leeds Grammar School Leeds Modern School Moor Grange County Secondary School West Leeds High School Wortley High School

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