Leeds East Academy
School Name: Leeds East Academy Address: South Parkway Town/City: Leeds Postcode: LS14 6HA Country: United Kingdom Telephone Number: 0113 273 1964 Website: http://www.leedseastacademy.org.uk/
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16) Type: Academy sponsor led Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2011 Trust: White Rose Academies Trust Sponsor: White Rose Academies Trust
Principal: Mr Mark Ayres
Capacity: 975
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 967 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 99% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 59.6%
URN: 136826
DfE Number: 383/4000
UKPRN: 10034920
UPRN: 72551535
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Leeds (E08000035)
Constituency: Leeds East (E14001320)
Electoral Ward: Killingbeck & Seacroft (E05011400)
Easting & Northing: 435538E, 435560N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 48' 56.7" N 1° 27' 41.69" W
Plus Code: 9C5WRG8Q+89
DfE Record: View record
- Parklands Primary School (0.3km)
- Beechwood Primary School (0.5km)
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School (0.7km)
- Seacroft Grange Primary School (0.8km)
- Swarcliffe Primary School (0.9km)
- Cross Gates Primary School (1.0km)
- Manston Primary (1.1km)
- Bishop Young Church of England Academy (1.1km)
- Manston St James Primary Academy (1.1km)
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School (1.2km)
Same trust
Same sponsor Predecessor school†
- Mr Mark Ayres - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 August 2025 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Ms Zoe Grant - Local Governor. Appointed on 23 October 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 23 October 2028.
- Mrs Kellie Halliday - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 9 October 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 17 July 2028.
- Mrs Kellie Halliday - Local Governor. Appointed on 17 July 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 17 July 2028.
- Mr David Joyce - Local Governor. Appointed on 17 July 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 17 July 2028.
- Mr Tony Macaluso - Local Governor. Appointed on 23 October 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 23 October 2028.
- Ms Megan Proctor-Monaghan - Local Governor. Appointed on 17 October 2024 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 15 October 2027.
- Mrs Laurel Rees - Local Governor. Appointed on 17 July 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 17 July 2028.
- Mrs Gemma Simmons-Blench - Local Governor. Appointed on 2 April 2026 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 2 April 2029.
- Mr Leon Thompson - Local Governor. Appointed on 5 December 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 3 December 2027.
- Mr Joseph Whiteley - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 October 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 29 September 2028.
- Miss Amanda Young - Local Governor. Appointed on 24 October 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 24 October 2028.