Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
About the school
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School is an open secondary school in Leeds.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 February 2023
- Published
- 29 March 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 58
- Leeds
- 45.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Leeds
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 73.10%
- Leeds
- 46.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 82.90%
- Leeds
- 64.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 44.00%
- Leeds
- 50.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.13
- Leeds
- 4.11
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.22
AAB or better
- School
- 10.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
919
Girls
51.69%
Boys
48.31%
SEN support
11.21%
Education, health and care plan
0.87%
English as an additional language
22.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.72%
Overall absence
5.64
Persistent absence
13.46
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
182
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
7%