Cockburn School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Cockburn School
Address: Parkside, Gipsy Lane
Town/City: Leeds
County: West Yorkshire
Postcode: LS11 5TT
Telephone Number: 0113 271 9962
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2016
Trust: Cockburn Multi Academy Trust
Sponsor: Cockburn Multi Academy Trust

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mr Robert Dixon
Capacity: 1111
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1248 (48% boys & 52% girls)
Enrollment: 112% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 39.7%

Location and administration

URN: 142585
DfE Number: 383/4047
UKPRN: 10055377
UPRN: 72077041
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Leeds (E08000035)
Constituency: Leeds South (E14001323)
Electoral Ward: Beeston & Holbeck (E05012647)

Easting & Northing: 429176E, 429391N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 45' 38.52" N 1° 33' 31.64" W
Plus Code: 9C5WQC6R+7F

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Elliott Hudson College (1.0km)
  2. The Stephen Longfellow Academy (1.2km)
  3. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston (1.3km)
  4. St Philip's Catholic Primary School (1.4km)
  5. Hugh Gaitskell Primary School (1.4km)
  6. Westwood Primary School (1.5km)
  7. Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.5km)
  8. Cockburn John Charles Academy (1.5km)
  9. Park View Primary Academy (1.5km)
  10. Beeston Primary School (1.6km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Ghulam Murtaza Bhutto - Local Governor. Appointed on 19 May 2026 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 18 May 2030.
  • Kelly Culkin - Local Governor. Appointed on 28 September 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 27 September 2026.
  • Mr Robert Dixon - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 February 2016 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
  • Mr David Gurney - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
  • Faye Kenny - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 January 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 20 January 2029.
  • Mr Martin Lee - Local Governor. Appointed on 28 February 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 October 2025.
  • Ms Emily Luehrmann - Local Governor. Appointed on 7 October 2020 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 1 September 2025.
  • Mr Shamim Miah - Local Governor. Appointed on 13 January 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 January 2029.
  • Mr Peter Nuttall - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 21 January 2016 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
  • Mrs Akwal Ryatt - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 April 2018 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 March 2030.
  • Councillor Andrew Scopes - Local Governor. Appointed on 28 October 2024 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 27 October 2028.
  • Mr Ray Tough - Local Governor. Appointed on 31 December 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 28 February 2026.