Bishop Young Church of England Academy

Bishop Young Church of England Academy (formerly known as David Young Community Academy) is a state-funded academy sponsored by the Church of England[1] in Seacroft, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Address
Bishops Way

Seacroft
Leeds
,
West Yorkshire
,
LS14 6NU

England
Coordinates53.82018°N 1.47655°W / 53.82018; -1.47655
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoIn partnership to Educate, Nurture & Empower
Religious affiliation(s)Anglican
Established2006
Local authorityCity of Leeds
PrincipalMr. Paul Cooper
Staff180
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1050
Houses6
WebsiteOfficial website

The school is named after David Young (1931–2008) a former Bishop of Ripon. The academy is named in recognition of Bishop David Young's extensive work in education both nationally and in the Leeds area. The school was established on 18 September 2006 with pupils from Agnes Stewart Church of England High School and Braim Wood for Boys High School.[2] Before the building of the Academy the largest secondary school in Seacroft was the nearby East Leeds High School (formerly Foxwood School), which was demolished in December 2009.

In June 2009 it was announced by School Secretary Ed Balls that £3.3 million would be spent on the school to create a purpose built base for army and air cadets.[3]

The school is divided into six houses: Brunel (after Isambard Kingdom Brunel); Da Vinci (after Leonardo da Vinci); Hadid (after Zaha Hadid); Hopper (after Grace Hopper); Telford (after Thomas Telford); and Whittle (after Frank Whittle).(old houses when it was known as David Young)

BYA is part of the Abbey Multi Academy Trust. The trust consists of primary and secondary academies and the Diocese of Leeds, who work together to serve local communities by providing innovative educational practice within traditional values.

It was renamed from David Young Community Academy to Bishop Young Academy in 2017.

Academic performance

The school's population in January 2008 was 920, with a sixth form of 65.[4] At the same time the school had one of the worst attendance records in the country, and was 25th from the bottom for GCSE results.

In the last full Ofsted inspection of David Young Community Academy inspectors rated it inadequate in all four assessment criteria.[5] Further to this they found that 'Leaders of the school and the academy trust have failed to fulfil legislative requirements relating to safeguarding and to health and safety'.[6]

In a follow up inspection by Ofsted in May 2016 the lead inspector 'strongly recommend[ed] that the academy does not seek to appoint newly qualified teachers' to reflect the poor nature of the school's academic performance.[7]

References
  1. Bishop Young Academy School Prospectus
  2. Yorkshire Post 10 January 2008
  3. Yorkshire Evening Post 18 June 2009
  4. Letter 20 January 2008 from Ofsted
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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