Abbey Grange Church of England Academy

Abbey Grange Church of England Academy is a mixed, comprehensive, Church of England secondary school with a very popular sixth form situated in Leeds. It provides over 1,600 places for secondary school students between the ages of 11 and 18 when fully subscribed. The school is one of the most popular in Leeds.  Students come to Abbey Grange from over 70 feeder primary schools right across the City of Leeds and serves a diverse, enthusiastic and articulate student body.  We have high expectations which is reflected in our successful academic record for students in at GCSE, BTEC and A Level and in the destinations students go on to such as Apprenticeships, Conservatoires and Russell Group Universities.  We want the best staff and work hard to retain high quality leaders, teachers and support staff with a culture of CPD for all.  Engaging teaching is delivered across all areas of the broad and balanced curriculum and the academy, in line with its Christian values, has an atmosphere of positivity and inclusivity.

Abbey Grange is part of the Abbey Multi Academy Trust.  A Talk-Rich Trust of a group of schools who work together to drive standards up across Yorkshire for a students of all backgrounds, abilities and ages.  The Trust support Abbey Grange Church of England Academy in its mission to "give life in all its fullness" (John 10:10) and ensure we educate, nurture and empower the whole child with excellent results, building resilience through our Abbey character and developing cultural capital through a comprehensive enrichment, extra-curricular and competitions programme.

Principal

Simon Prinsep

Values and vision

The Abbey Grange motto is “In partnership to educate, nurture and empower”. The secondary school has an atmosphere of positivity and inclusivity, in line with its Christian values. High expectations are set for all students. Engaging teaching is delivered across all areas of the broad and balanced curriculum.

Ofsted report

“The academy provides the students with a good education. There are particular, significant strengths in its excellent provision for the students’ social, moral, spiritual and cultural development, and in the quality of the support given to individual students who either need additional help, or who are at risk of underachieving. The students are polite, good-humoured and dignified young people, who delight in conversation and discussion on a broad range of issues and conduct themselves sensibly and safely around the school.”

View Abbey Grange Church of England Academy’s latest Ofsted report